Dudle is a free and open-source online scheduling application that allows users to create polls and invite participants to vote on available options.
In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to download and install Dudle on the latest version of POP! OS.
Before installing Dudle, please make sure that you have the following requirements:
First, we need to download the latest version of Dudle from their official website:
After downloading Dudle, we need to install the following dependencies to run the application:
Run the following command in the terminal to install the dependencies:
sudo apt-get install apache2 php mysql-server php-mysql
Enter your password when prompted and press Enter to confirm the installation.
Next, we need to move the downloaded Dudle file to the web directory.
Run the following command to navigate to the web directory:
cd /var/www/html/
Then, move the downloaded Dudle file to the web directory with this command:
sudo mv ~/Downloads/dudle-*.zip .
After moving Dudle to the web directory, we need to extract it using the following command:
sudo unzip dudle-*.zip
This command will extract the Dudle folder. Next, we need to rename the folder to "dudle" and change its ownership with this command:
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data dudle
Now that we have extracted and configured Dudle, we need to create a database for it.
Run the following commands to create a new database and user:
sudo mysql -u root -p
This command will open the MySQL command-line interface. Enter the following command to create a new database:
CREATE DATABASE dudledb;
Next, we need to create a new user and grant privileges to the database with this command:
CREATE USER 'dudleuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'your_password_here';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON dudledb.* TO 'dudleuser'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
Make sure to replace "your_password_here" with a strong password of your choice.
After creating the database and user, we need to configure Dudle to use them.
Navigate to the Dudle directory with this command:
cd dudle
Then, copy the "config.sample.php" file to "config.php" with this command:
sudo cp config.sample.php config.php
Open the "config.php" file with a text editor and change the following settings:
$dbname = 'dudledb';
$dbuser = 'dudleuser';
$dbpass = 'your_password_here';
Save and close the file.
To access Dudle from a web browser, we need to configure Apache to use the web directory.
Create a new configuration file with this command:
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/dudle.conf
Paste the following configuration:
<VirtualHost *:80>
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/dudle
ServerName your_domain_or_ip_here
<Directory /var/www/html/dudle>
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>
Make sure to replace "your_domain_or_ip_here" with your actual domain name or IP address.
Save and close the file.
Next, enable the site and rewrite module with these commands:
sudo a2ensite dudle.conf
sudo a2enmod rewrite
Finally, restart Apache with this command:
sudo systemctl restart apache2
Now that we have installed and configured Dudle, we can access it from a web browser.
Open your favorite web browser and enter the following URL:
http://your_domain_or_ip_here/dudle
Replace "your_domain_or_ip_here" with your actual domain name or IP address.
You should see the Dudle welcome page, and you can start creating polls and inviting participants to vote.
Congratulations, you have successfully installed Dudle on POP! OS!
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