How to Install Noosfero on POP! OS Latest

Noosfero is a free and open-source platform for social networking, online collaboration, and web publishing. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Noosfero on POP! OS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation, make sure that the following prerequisites are met:

• You have a POP! OS Latest installed system.
• You have sudo privileges on your system.

Step 1: Install Dependencies

First, you need to install the dependencies required by Noosfero. Open a terminal window and execute the following command:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install git postgresql libpq-dev imagemagick libmagickwand-dev libicu-dev ghostscript poppler-utils ruby-dev zlib1g-dev libxml2-dev libxslt-dev libffi-dev curl

Step 2: Install RVM

Next, you need to install RVM (Ruby Version Manager) which is used to manage different versions of Ruby. You can install RVM by running the following command:

\curl -sSL https://get.rvm.io | bash

Once the installation is completed, you need to reload the shell session to apply the changes. Run the following command to reload the shell:

source /home/[your-user-name]/.rvm/scripts/rvm

Step 3: Install Ruby

After installing RVM, you can now install Ruby using the following command:

rvm install 2.7.1

Once the installation of Ruby is completed, you need to set it as the default Ruby by running the following command:

rvm use 2.7.1 --default

Step 4: Clone Noosfero Git Repository

Now, you can clone the Noosfero Git repository using the following command:

git clone https://gitlab.com/noosfero/noosfero.git
cd noosfero

Step 5: Install Noosfero

To install Noosfero, you need to run the following command:

gem install bundler
bundle install

Step 6: Configure PostgreSQL

Create a PostgreSQL user and database for Noosfero. Run the following commands:

sudo -u postgres createuser -d -P noosfero_user
sudo -u postgres createdb -O noosfero_user noosfero_db

Then, you need to configure the database connection by editing the config/database.yml file:

production:
  adapter: postgresql
  encoding: unicode
  database: noosfero_db
  pool: 5
  username: noosfero_user
  password: [your-password]
  host: localhost
  port: 5432

Step 7: Generate a Secret Key

Before starting Noosfero, you need to generate a secret key. Run the following command:

bin/rake secret

The output should be something like this: 0cd7754af23e71d2cfa2a0e27ab83901c6e414cee6e5b6f5e9d29907d7da0466f8bc8497b0d74c28fac7d12dfbc8ba4327b3102bb504c3ecc3e05109e02045f

Copy the output and set it as an environment variable by running the following command:

export NOOSFERO_SECRET_KEY_BASE=0cd7754af23e71d2cfa2a0e27ab83901c6e414cee6e5b6f5e9d29907d7da0466f8bc8497b0d74c28fac7d12dfbc8ba4327b3102bb504c3ecc3e05109e02045f

Step 8: Start Noosfero

You can now start the Noosfero server by running the following command:

bundle exec unicorn

Open your browser and go to http://localhost:8080/ to access Noosfero.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Noosfero on POP! OS Latest. You can now start building your own social network, online collaboration, and web publishing platform.

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