Gancio is a free and open-source calendar and event management software. It is designed to be easy to use and highly customizable. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Gancio on POP! OS Latest.
Before you begin, you need to have the following:
Before installing Gancio, we need to install some dependencies. Open the terminal and run the following command:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install git npm nodejs mariadb-server mariadb-client
Gancio is a web application, so we need to install a web server to host it. In this tutorial, we will use Apache web server. To install Apache, run the following command in the terminal:
sudo apt-get install apache2 libapache2-mod-php
Gancio is built on PHP programming language, so we need to install PHP to run it. Run the following command in the terminal to install PHP:
sudo apt-get install php-fpm php-mysql
Now we are ready to install Gancio. First, clone the Gancio repository from GitHub using the following command:
git clone https://github.com/gancio/gancio.git
After the repository is downloaded, navigate to the Gancio directory:
cd gancio
Next, install the required dependencies using npm:
npm install
Finally, copy the config-template.json file to config.json:
cp config-template.json config.json
Open the config.json file in a text editor and modify the settings to match your environment.
To configure Apache to host Gancio, create a new virtual host configuration file in the /etc/apache2/sites-available/ directory:
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/gancio.conf
Paste the following configuration in the file:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName example.com
DocumentRoot /path/to/gancio/public
ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/gancio_error.log
CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/gancio_access.log combined
<Directory /path/to/gancio/public>
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>
Note: Replace example.com with your domain name and /path/to/gancio with the absolute path to the Gancio directory.
Save and close the file by pressing Ctrl + X, then Y, and finally Enter.
Now, enable the virtual host and restart Apache:
sudo a2ensite gancio.conf
sudo systemctl restart apache2
Gancio requires a database to store event data. To create a new database, log in to the MySQL shell:
sudo mysql -u root -p
Enter your MySQL root password when prompted.
Next, create a new database and user:
CREATE DATABASE gancio;
CREATE USER 'gancio'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON gancio.* TO 'gancio'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
Note: Replace password with a strong password.
Finally, exit the MySQL shell:
exit
To complete the installation process, run the Gancio installation script:
php install.php
Follow the prompts to configure the database connection and create the necessary tables.
After the installation process is complete, you can access Gancio by visiting http://example.com in your web browser, where example.com is your domain name.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Gancio on POP! OS Latest. Gancio is a powerful tool that can help you manage your events and tasks more efficiently. Happy scheduling!
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