Trac is an open-source project management and bug tracking system, which can be useful for software development in teams. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install Trac on the latest version of POP! OS, which is an Ubuntu-based Linux operating system.
Before starting with the installation process, you need to make sure of the following:
Before proceeding with the installation process, it is recommended to update and upgrade your POP! OS system to ensure that you have the latest security patches and updates.
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
To install Trac we will use pip, the package manager for Python.
sudo pip install Trac
After installing Trac, you can create a new project by running the following command:
mkdir ~/trac
trac-admin ~/trac initenv
This will create a new Trac project in the directory ~/trac.
Next, you will need to configure Trac for your project. You can do this by editing the configuration file for your project, which is located in the directory ~/trac/conf/trac.ini.
nano ~/trac/conf/trac.ini
You will need to modify the following settings:
database = sqlite:db/trac.db - this is the path to the database file for your project. By default, Trac uses SQLite, but you can also use other databases such as MySQL and PostgreSQL.repository_dir = /path/to/repo - this is the path to your code repository. You can use Git or Subversion for version control.Finally, you can start the Trac web server by running the following command:
tracd --port 8000 ~/trac
This will start the Trac web server on port 8000, and you can access it by visiting http://your-ip-address:8000 in your web browser.
That's it! You have successfully installed Trac on the latest version of POP! OS and created a new project. Now you can use Trac to manage your projects and track bugs.
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