Kolab is a free and open-source groupware suite that provides email, calendar, tasks, and other productivity tools. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Kolab on Ubuntu Server Latest.
Before installing Kolab, update and upgrade the system packages to the latest version by running the following commands:
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
Kolab requires some basic dependencies to be installed on your system. To install them, run the following command:
sudo apt install mariadb-server mariadb-client apache2 libapache2-mod-php-fpm php-cli php-curl php-mysql php-gd php-gmp php-intl php-ldap php-mbstring php-pear php-soap php-xml php-zip php-json php-imagick wget curl gettext imagemagick
To install Kolab, you need to add the Kolab repository to your system. To do so, create a file named kolab.list in the /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ directory with the following command:
sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list.d/kolab.list
Then add the following lines to the file:
deb http://obs.kolabsys.com/repositories/Kolab:/16.0/Ubuntu_20.04/ ./
deb http://obs.kolabsys.com/repositories/Kolab:/16.0:/Updates/Ubuntu_20.04/ ./
Save and close the file.
Import the Kolab GPG key by running the following command:
wget -qO - https://keys.kolab.org/person/debian/archive-key.asc | sudo apt-key add -
After adding the Kolab repository and importing the GPG key, update the repository list and install Kolab by running the following command:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install kolab
During the installation, you will be prompted to configure the Kolab server. Follow the on-screen instructions and provide the necessary information.
Once the Kolab installation is complete, access the Kolab web interface by pointing your browser to https://localhost/. You will be asked to log in using the username and password you configured during the installation.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Kolab on Ubuntu Server Latest.
In this tutorial, you learned how to install Kolab on Ubuntu Server Latest. Kolab is a powerful and feature-rich groupware suite that provides everything you need to manage your emails, calendars, and other productivity tools. With Kolab, you can consolidate all your communications in one place, making it easier to stay organized and productive.
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