Trac is a project management and bug tracking system that allows users to manage software development projects with a user-friendly interface. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the process of installing Trac on Ubuntu Server Latest.
Before we start the installation process, make sure you have the following:
To run Trac, we need to have Apache web server installed on our system. Run the following command to install Apache:
sudo apt install apache2
Once Apache is installed, visit your server's IP address in a web browser to check if Apache is running.
The following packages are required for installing Trac:
You can install these packages by running the following command:
sudo apt install python-dev libapache2-mod-wsgi sqlite3 python-pygments
Download the latest version of Trac from the official website https://trac.edgewall.org/. You can use the following command to download the Trac package:
wget https://github.com/edgewall/trac/archive/latest-stable.tar.gz
Next, extract the package by running the command:
tar xvf latest-stable.tar.gz
Once the package is extracted, navigate to the Trac folder and run the following command to install Trac:
sudo python setup.py install
To configure Trac, we need to create a Trac environment. Navigate to Apache web root directory and create a new folder for your Trac project.
cd /var/www/html/
sudo mkdir trac_project
Once the folder is created, run the following command to create a Trac environment:
sudo trac-admin /var/www/html/trac_project initenv
Provide the necessary information such as project name, database location, etc.
Create a new Apache virtual host configuration file to host our Trac project.
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/trac.conf
Enter the following configuration details in the virtual host file:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName example.com
WSGIScriptAlias /trac /var/www/html/trac_project/cgi-bin/trac.wsgi
<Directory /var/www/html/trac_project/cgi-bin>
WSGIApplicationGroup %{GLOBAL}
Order deny,allow
Allow from all
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>
Save and close the file. Enable the Trac virtual host by running the following command:
sudo a2ensite trac.conf
Restart Apache web server for the changes to take effect:
sudo systemctl restart apache2
Visit your server's IP address in a web browser and append /trac to the URL.
For example: http://your-server-IP/trac
You should be able to see the Trac login screen. Login with the username and password provided during the Trac environment configuration.
That's it! You have successfully installed and configured Trac on your Ubuntu Server Latest machine. You can now use Trac for your software development projects.
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