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How to Install LibrePhotos on POP! OS Latest

Prerequisites:

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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