How to Install LibrePhotos on POP! OS Latest

Prerequisites:

• A basic knowledge of Linux command line
• POP! OS Latest installed on your device
• Internet connection

Steps:

1. Open a terminal window by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T or by clicking on the Terminal app in the app launcher.
2. Install the required dependencies using the following command:

   sudo apt-get install -y \ 
   git \
   python3-dev \
   python3-pip \
   python3-setuptools \
   libffi-dev \
   libssl-dev \
   libjpeg-dev \
   libxml2-dev \
   libxslt1-dev \
   zlib1g-dev \
   libpq-dev \
   redis-server \
   imagemagick \
   ffmpeg \
   libimage-exiftool-perl
   

3. Clone the LibrePhotos repository from GitHub by running the following command:

   git clone https://github.com/LibrePhotos/librephotos.git
   

4. Navigate to the newly cloned repository by running the following command:

   cd librephotos
   

5. Install the required Python packages for LibrePhotos by running the following command:

   pip3 install -r requirements.txt
   

6. Create a configuration file using the example file by running the following command:

   cp config.example.py config.py
   

7. Generate a secret key for LibrePhotos using the following command:

   python3 -c "import os; print(os.urandom(24).hex())" 
   

   Take note of the secret key as you will need it later.
8. Open the config.py file in a text editor and modify the following lines:
   • Change SECRET_KEY = '' to SECRET_KEY = 'your secret key' (replace 'your secret key' with the secret key generated in step 7)
   • Change PHOTOS_ROOT = '' to PHOTOS_ROOT = '/path/to/photos/directory' (replace '/path/to/photos/directory' with the path to your photos directory)
9. Initialize the database by running the following command:

   python3 manage.py migrate
   

10. Create a superuser account by running the following command:

    python3 manage.py createsuperuser
    

11. Collect the static files by running the following command:

    python3 manage.py collectstatic --no-input
    

12. Start the LibrePhotos server by running the following command:

    python3 manage.py runserver
    

13. Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8000 to access LibrePhotos.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed LibrePhotos on POP! OS Latest.

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