TaskBoard is a free open-source software that helps you manage your tasks and projects. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install TaskBoard on Void Linux.
Before starting this tutorial, make sure you have the following prerequisites:
Start by updating your system's package manager by running the following command:
sudo xbps-install -Suy
This command will update all the package information for your Void Linux system.
In order to install TaskBoard, we need to install some dependencies first. These dependencies include the following:
Run the following command to install all these dependencies:
sudo xbps-install -y apache2 php php-mysqli php-zip php-gd php-mbstring php-dom php-xml composer git
Once all the required dependencies are installed, we can proceed with installing TaskBoard. Run the following command to download and install TaskBoard:
git clone https://github.com/kiswa/TaskBoard.git
cd TaskBoard/
composer install
This will download the latest version of TaskBoard from the official Github repository and install it on your system.
After installing TaskBoard, we need to configure Apache2 so that it can access TaskBoard. Run the following command to edit Apache2's configuration file:
sudo nano /etc/apache2/httpd.conf
Add the following lines to the configuration file:
<Directory /var/www/TaskBoard>
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
Save the file and exit.
After making the necessary changes to Apache2's configuration file, run the following command to start Apache2:
sudo systemctl start apache2
Now that TaskBoard is installed and Apache2 is running, you can access TaskBoard by opening a web browser and visiting the following URL:
http://localhost/TaskBoard/
You should see the TaskBoard login screen.
In this tutorial, you learned how to install TaskBoard on Void Linux. TaskBoard is a powerful tool for managing tasks, and it is free and open-source. Now that you have TaskBoard installed, you can start managing your tasks and projects more efficiently.
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