egroupware.org/">EGroupware is an open-source groupware software that provides a wide range of features such as email, calendar, address book, file management, collaboration tools, and more. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process of EGroupware on OpenSUSE Latest.
Make sure you have the following prerequisites before proceeding with the installation:
Before starting the installation process, update your system packages to the latest version using the following command:
sudo zypper update && sudo zypper upgrade
EGroupware runs on the Apache webserver, so let's install it by running the following command:
sudo zypper install apache2
Once the installation is completed, start the Apache web server and enable it to start at boot time using the following commands:
sudo systemctl start apache2
sudo systemctl enable apache2
EGroupware uses MariaDB as its default database server. Run the following command to install MariaDB:
sudo zypper install mariadb mariadb-client
After the installation, start the MariaDB service and enable it to start at boot time by running the commands below:
sudo systemctl start mariadb
sudo systemctl enable mariadb
Now secure MariaDB by running the command below:
sudo mysql_secure_installation utility
You will be prompted to set a root password, remove anonymous users, disallow root login remotely, remove test databases, and reload the privilege tables. Answer the prompts as shown below:
Change the root password? [Y/n] Y
New password:
Re-enter new password:
Remove anonymous users? [Y/n] Y
Disallow root login remotely? [Y/n] Y
Remove test database and access to it? [Y/n] Y
Reload privilege tables now? [Y/n] Y
Now install the required packages by running the following command:
sudo zypper install php7 apache2-mod_php7 php7-mysql php7-imagick php7-zip php7-iconv php7-curl php7-gd php7-ldap php7-fileinfo php7-mbstring php7-mcrypt php7-openssl php7-json php7-dom php7-xmlreader php7-xmlwriter php7-simplexml php7-posix php7-exif php7-gmp php7-imap php7-intl php7-fileinfo php7-calendar curl
Download the latest version of the EGroupware package from the official website using the following command:
wget https://download.egroupware.org/releases/21.1/egroupware-docker-21.1.20210713.tgz
Extract the downloaded package using the command below:
tar xzf egroupware-docker-21.1.20210713.tgz
Change into the extracted directory and install the EGroupware by running:
cd egroupware-docker-21.1.20210713
sudo bash install.sh
During the installation, you will be prompted to provide some information such as the database password, email settings, and more. Answer the prompts according to your environment.
After the installation is complete, start the EGroupware service using the following command:
sudo systemctl start egroupware-docker
sudo systemctl enable egroupware-docker
EGroupware installation is now complete, and you can access it by opening your web browser and navigating to the following URL:
http://server_IP_address/egroupware
You will be redirected to the EGroupware login page to provide your login credentials. Once you provide your credentials, you will be directed to the EGroupware dashboard.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed EGroupware on OpenSUSE Latest. You can now start exploring its features and customize it according to your needs.
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