Kallithea is a free software management system that helps users manage Git and Mercurial repositories. This tutorial will guide you on how to install Kallithea on your POP! OS Latest.
Before installing Kallithea, you need to install the following prerequisites:
Run the following commands to install these prerequisites:
$ sudo apt update
$ sudo apt upgrade
$ sudo apt install git python-dev python-pip postgresql
Once the prerequisites are installed, you can now install Kallithea using PIP. Run the following command to install Kallithea with its dependencies:
$ sudo pip install Kallithea
After installation, you need to configure Kallithea. Start by creating a configuration file. You can use the Kallithea configuration template file to create a new configuration file. Copy the template file to the Kallithea configuration directory with the following command:
$ sudo cp /usr/local/share/kallithea/settings/kallithea.ini ~/.kallithea/
Open the configuration file which is located at .kallithea/kallithea.ini and add the following lines to the DEFAULT section:
[DEFAULT]
beaker.session.secret = a_secret_key
Set a value for beaker.session.secret that is unique to your installation.
After installing and configuring Kallithea, you can now run the application. Run the following command to start the Kallithea server:
$ kallithea-cli start
Now, you can access Kallithea by browsing to http://localhost:5000 in your web browser.
That's it! You have successfully installed Kallithea on your POP! OS Latest. Kallithea is a powerful software management system that can make your development team more agile, efficient and productive.
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