Bugzilla is an open-source bug tracking system that allows developers to keep track of software bugs and issues efficiently. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Bugzilla on Pop!_OS.
Before we proceed with the installation, make sure you have the following prerequisites:
Before you get started, ensure your system is up-to-date. To do that, open your shell script or Terminal and run the following command:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
This command will update and upgrade all the packages installed on your system.
Bugzilla is not a standalone application, and it has some packages dependencies that must be installed first. To do that, run the following command:
sudo apt install -y apache2 mysql-server libappconfig-perl libdate-calc-perl libtemplate-perl \
libmime-tools-perl libdatetime-timezone-perl libdatetime-perl libemail-sender-perl \
libemail-mime-perl libdbi-perl libdbd-mysql-perl libcgi-pm-perl libmath-random-isaac-perl \
libmath-random-isaac-xs-perl apache2-mpm-prefork libapache2-mod-perl2 libapache2-mod-perl2-dev \
libchart-perl libxml-perl libxml-twig-perl perlmagick libgd-graph-perl libtemplate-plugin-gd-perl \
libsoap-lite-perl libhtml-scrubber-perl libjson-rpc-perl libdaemon-generic-perl libtheschwartz-perl \
libtest-taint-perl libauthen-radius-perl libfile-slurp-perl libencode-detect-perl libmodule-build-perl
This command will install all the packages required for Bugzilla to work correctly.
Now that we have installed all the required packages let's download Bugzilla to our system. We can either download the latest version of Bugzilla from their official website, or we can clone their git repository. In this tutorial, we will download the latest version.
First, create a directory where you want to install Bugzilla:
sudo mkdir /var/www/html/Bugzilla
cd /var/www/html/Bugzilla
Then, download the latest version using the below command:
sudo wget -c https://www.bugzilla.org/download/release/latest.tar.gz
Extract the tarball using the below command:
sudo tar -xvf latest.tar.gz
After extraction, go to the Bugzilla directory:
sudo cd bugzilla-*
Now, let's check if our system meets the Bugzilla prerequisites. To do that, run the following command:
sudo ./checksetup.pl --check-modules
If any module is missing, the checksetup.pl script will indicate it, and you must install it using the apt command.
Once everything is in place, run the following command to install Bugzilla:
sudo ./checksetup.pl
This script will check your system's configuration, create the database, and configure the required files.
Now that we have installed Bugzilla let's configure the Apache webserver to work with Bugzilla.
First, enable the Apache mod_cgi and mod_perl modules:
sudo a2enmod cgi
sudo a2enmod headers
sudo a2enmod expires
sudo a2enmod perl
After that, create a new Apache virtual host file:
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/bugzilla.conf
And populate the virtual host file with the following content:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName your_domain.com
ServerAdmin admin@example.com
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/Bugzilla
<Directory /var/www/html/Bugzilla>
AddHandler cgi-script .cgi
DirectoryIndex index.cgi
Options +Indexes +ExecCGI
AllowOverride Limit FileInfo Indexes
</Directory>
ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/bugzilla_error.log
CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/bugzilla_access.log combined
</VirtualHost>
If you want to use SSL, you should add SSL support and configure the virtual host accordingly.
After saving the virtual host file, enable it:
sudo a2ensite bugzilla.conf
And restart the Apache webserver:
sudo systemctl restart apache2
Now you can access Bugzilla on your web browser by browsing to http://your_domain.com/.
When you first access the Bugzilla web interface, you will be presented with a setup wizard that will guide you to set up a new administrator account and configure some basic settings.
Once you have completed the setup wizard, you will be ready to start using Bugzilla to manage your software project's bugs and issues.
In this tutorial, we have guided you on how to install Bugzilla on Pop!_OS step-by-step. Once you have installed Bugzilla, you can use it to track software bugs and issues with ease. If you encounter any difficulty, please feel free to leave a comment below.
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