Follow these steps to install Sympa on OpenSUSE Latest:
Before installing any new software, it is always recommended to update the existing packages and dependencies to ensure that everything is up-to-date.
To do this, open the terminal and run the following command:
sudo zypper update
Sympa requires some dependencies to be installed on your system. These include:
To install these dependencies, run the following command:
sudo zypper install apache2 postfix perl
To download the Sympa package, go to the official website of Sympa: https://www.sympa.org/.
Click on the "Download" button at the top of the page.
Select the option for OpenSUSE Latest.
Download the package.
Once the download is complete, extract the package:
tar -xvf sympa-x.x.x.tar.gz
Replace x.x.x with the version number of the downloaded package.
Change directory to the extracted folder:
cd sympa-x.x.x
Run the following command to start the installation process:
sudo perl Makefile.PL
Follow the on-screen instructions to configure and install Sympa.
Once the installation is complete, navigate to the Sympa configuration file:
cd /etc/sympa
Open the sympa.conf file in a text editor:
sudo nano sympa.conf
Configure the file according to your needs.
Save and close the file.
To start Sympa, run the following command:
sudo systemctl start sympa
To test the Sympa installation, open up a web browser and navigate to http://127.0.0.1/sympa.
If everything is installed and configured correctly, you should be able to see the Sympa homepage.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Sympa on OpenSUSE Latest.
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