How to Install Tine - Community Edition on OpenSUSE

Tine - Community Edition is an open source web-based groupware application that offers a variety of features including email, contacts, calendar, tasks, and more. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Tine - Community Edition on OpenSUSE.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure you have the following:

Step 1: Download Tine 20

First, let's download Tine 20 from the official GitHub repository using the following command:

# git clone https://github.com/tine20/tine20.git

Step 2: Install Dependencies

We need to install some dependencies before we can proceed with the installation process. Run the following command to install the required packages:

# zypper in php php-pear php-mysql php-openssl php-json php-ftp \
   php-xsl php-mbstring mariadb mariadb-client mariadb-connector-c \
   mariadb-connector-odbc apache2-mod_php7 apache2-mod_proxy_fcgi

Step 3: Create Database and User

Log in to the MySQL prompt and create a new database and user for Tine20, as shown below:

# mysql -u root -p
mysql> CREATE DATABASE tine20db;
mysql> CREATE USER 'tine20user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON tine20db.* TO 'tine20user'@'localhost';
mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
mysql> exit

Note: You can change the database name, username, and password according to your preference.

Step 4: Configure Tine20

Navigate to the Tine20 directory and copy the configuration file:

# cd tine20/
# cp config.inc.php.dist config.inc.php

Open the configuration file with your favorite text editor and update the following configurations:

$GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['DB']['username'] = 'tine20user';
$GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['DB']['password'] = 'password';
$GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['DB']['database'] = 'tine20db';

$GLOBALS['ILIAS_CONF']['mime_type_detection_enabled'] = false;
$GLOBALS['ILIAS_CONF']['client_id'] = '';

Save and close the file.

Step 5: Install Tine20

Navigate to the Tine20 directory and run the following command to install Tine20:

# ./setup.sh

Follow the instructions that appear on the screen to complete the installation process.

Step 6: Access Tine20

Once the installation is complete, you can access Tine20 by navigating to http://your-server-ip-address/tine20/ using your favorite web browser.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Tine - Community Edition on OpenSUSE. You can now start using Tine20 to manage your emails, contacts, calendar, tasks, and more.

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