In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Quizmaster on your Void Linux system. Quizmaster is an open-source web application for creating and managing quizzes. It is built with Python and Django frameworks and can be used to create different types of quizzes like multiple-choice quizzes, True or False quizzes, etc.
This tutorial assumes that you have a working installation of Void Linux on your system and have basic knowledge of the Linux command line.
Before installing Quizmaster, we need to install some dependencies. Open the terminal and run the following command to update the package lists.
sudo xbps-install -Su
Next, we need to install the following packages:
sudo xbps-install -S python3 python3-pip mariadb mariadb-server
The above command will install Python 3, pip (Python package manager), MariaDB (MySQL fork) and MariaDB server.
After installing the dependencies, we can now proceed to install Quizmaster. Quizmaster can be installed using pip.
Run the following command to install Quizmaster:
sudo pip3 install quizmaster
Once the installation is complete, we need to create a database for Quizmaster. Run the following command to create a new database and user:
sudo mysql -u root -p
CREATE DATABASE quizmaster;
CREATE USER 'quizmaster'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON quizmaster.* TO 'quizmaster'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;
Make sure to replace 'password' with a strong password.
After creating the database and user, we need to configure Quizmaster. Run the following command to create the configuration file:
sudo curl -o /etc/quizmaster.conf https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nymanjens/quizmaster/master/quizmaster.conf.example
Open the configuration file using a text editor:
sudo nano /etc/quizmaster.conf
In the configuration file, update the following values:
DATABASE_NAME = 'quizmaster'
DATABASE_USERNAME = 'quizmaster'
DATABASE_PASSWORD = 'password'
Save and close the configuration file.
Once the configuration is complete, we can now start the Quizmaster server. Run the following command to start the server:
quizmaster runserver 0.0.0.0:8000
Now open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8000. You should see the Quizmaster dashboard.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Quizmaster on your Void Linux system. You can now create quizzes and manage your quiz content.
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