Picsur is an open-source web-based image browsing and organizing tool that allows you to manage your images with ease. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Picsur on Void Linux.
Before we begin, ensure that you have the following prerequisites.
To install Picsur, we need to install the following dependencies.
Git is a version control system that helps you to manage and keep track of your application source code from the initial development stage to the final deployment stage.
To install Git run the following command:
sudo xbps-install -y git
Picsur is written in PHP, and hence we need to install PHP and other PHP extensions.
To install PHP, run the following command:
sudo xbps-install -y php
Composer is a dependency manager for PHP applications, and Picsur comes with dependencies you need to install. To install Composer, run the following command:
sudo xbps-install -y composer
SQLite is a popular SQL database engine used by Picsur.
To install SQLite, run the following command:
sudo xbps-install -y sqlite sqlite-dev
After installing the dependencies, we can now clone the Picsur repository and install it on our system.
To clone and install Picsur, follow these steps:
git clone https://github.com/rubikscraft/Picsur.git
cd Picsur
composer install
sqlite3 picsur.sqlite < doci/schema.sql
cp config.example.php config.php
sudo chown -R $(whoami):$(whoami) .
php -S localhost:8000
Now that we have installed and started the PHP web server, we can now access our Picsur installation via a web browser.
Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8000.
In this tutorial, we have learned how to install and set up Picsur on Void Linux. Picsur is now ready for use, and you can start managing your images with ease.
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