How to Install Framadate in POP! OS

Framadate is an open-source online service which allows the user to schedule and organize events easily. Installation of Framadate can be done using the following steps.

Prerequisites

• A terminal of Unix-based OS in which POP! OS is running.
• Access to the command line with sudo password.
• A stable internet connection.

Installation

1. Open up your terminal and log in as superuser, by running the command:

   sudo -i
   

2. You need to install Apache2 web server, PHP, and MariaDB with the following command:

   sudo apt update && sudo apt install apache2 mariadb-server libapache2-mod-php php php-mysql
   

3. Once you have installed dependencies, you need to create a new database for Framadate:

   sudo mysql -u root
   MariaDB [(none)]> CREATE DATABASE framadate;
   MariaDB [(none)]> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON framadate.* TO 'database_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
   MariaDB [(none)]> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
   MariaDB [(none)]> QUIT;
   

   Note: Replace 'database_user' with the desired username and 'password' with a secure password.

4. Now, we need to download the latest version of Framadate package by executing the following commands:

   cd /tmp/
   wget https://framagit.org/framasoft/framadate/framadate/-/archive/develop/framadate-develop.zip
   

5. After downloading the package, extract it into the webserver’s document root with the following command:

   sudo unzip framadate-develop.zip -d /var/www/html/
   

   Note: The above command assumes that the Apache2 document root is at /var/www/html/. Adjust this path based on your system configuration.

6. Now, you need to make sure that the www-data group owns the directory with the following command:

   sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/
   

7. To make sure that the installation follows the best security practices, move the configuration file from the software package directory to /etc/framadate/ with the following command:

   sudo mkdir /etc/framadate
   sudo cp /var/www/html/framadate-develop/app/inc/config.php /etc/framadate/config.php
   

8. Change the ownership of the new configuration file to the Apache2 webserver group, with the following command:

   sudo chown www-data:www-data /etc/framadate/config.php
   

9. Restart the Apache2 web server with the following command:

   sudo systemctl restart apache2
   

10. Finally, open up the web browser and visit the URL. Framadate is successfully installed.

Conclusion

You have successfully installed Framadate on your POP! OS; now you can schedule and organize online events seamlessly.

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