How to Install Plone on Void Linux

Plone is a free and open-source content management system that can be used to create websites, intranets, and web applications. In this tutorial, we will guide you step-by-step on how to install Plone on Void Linux.

Prerequisites

Before installing Plone, make sure your system meets the following requirements:

• A server with Void Linux installed.
• A user account with sudo privileges.

Step 1: Install Required Dependencies

To run Plone on Void Linux, you need to install some dependencies. You can do this easily by running the following command:

sudo xbps-install libxml2 libxslt libjpeg-turbo libtiff libpng libyaml libffi libssl openssl gcc g++ make python3 python3-dev

Step 2: Download and Extract Plone

Now we need to download Plone from the official website. You can simply download the latest stable version of Plone by running the following command:

wget -c https://launchpad.net/plone/5.2/5.2.4/+download/Plone-5.2.4-UnifiedInstaller.tgz

Once the download is complete, extract the Plone installation package using the following command:

tar -xvf Plone-5.2.4-UnifiedInstaller.tgz

This will create a new directory named Plone-5.2.4-UnifiedInstaller in your current working directory.

Step 3: Install Plone

Before we can install Plone, we need to navigate to the extracted directory using the following command:

cd Plone-5.2.4-UnifiedInstaller

Now, we can start the installation process using the following command:

sudo ./install.sh standalone --user=plone --target=/opt/plone

Here, we have specified that we want to install Plone in standalone mode, with a dedicated user plone, and install directory /opt/plone.

This process may take a while to complete depending on your system's specifications and internet speed. After completion of the installation process, you will be able to see the following message:

Plone successfully installed at /opt/plone/zeocluster.

Step 4: Start Plone

Now that we have installed Plone, we can start using it. To start Plone, navigate to the Plone installation directory using the following command:

cd /opt/plone/zeocluster

Now, you can start Plone by running the following command:

sudo -u plone bin/plonectl start

This will start the Plone server. You can now access Plone by opening a web browser and navigating to http://localhost:8080/Plone.

Conclusion

In this article, we have shown you how to install Plone on Void Linux. By following these steps, you should now have a fully functional Plone instance up and running on your system.

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