Installing Galette on Arch Linux

Galette is a free and open-source membership management software used to manage an association’s members, registration, and events. In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to install Galette on Arch Linux.

Prerequisites

To install Galette on Arch Linux, you'll need:

• An Arch Linux system
• A user account with sudo privileges

Step 1: Update the system

Before installing any software, it's always a good practice to update the system to the latest version. Use the following command in the terminal to update your Arch Linux system:

sudo pacman -Syu

Step 2: Install web Server

In this tutorial, we’ll use Apache as the webserver. To install Apache, use the following command:

sudo pacman -S apache

Note: If you want to use a different webserver, you can follow the installation instructions for that specific webserver.

Step 3: Install PHP and its dependencies

Galette requires PHP and its extensions to work correctly. To install PHP and its dependencies, use the following command:

sudo pacman -S php php-apache php-gd php-intl php-mcrypt php-xml

Step 4: Install Galette

Now that we’ve installed Apache and PHP, we can proceed with the installation of Galette. To install Galette, follow these steps:

1. Download the latest version of Galette from the official website.

   wget https://download.tuxfamily.org/galette/galette-latest.tar.gz
   

2. Extract the downloaded file using the following command:

   tar -xvf galette-latest.tar.gz
   

3. Move the extracted files into the Apache webserver directory.

   sudo mv galette-* /srv/http/galette
   

4. Change the permissions of the galette directory and its files:

   sudo chown -R http:http /srv/http/galette
   sudo chmod -R 755 /srv/http/galette
   

Step 5: Configure Apache for Galette

To configure Apache to serve Galette, we'll create a new virtual host.

1. Create a new configuration file for your new virtual host:

   sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/extra/galette.conf
   

2. Paste in the following configuration:

   <VirtualHost *:80>
       ServerAdmin [email protected]
       DocumentRoot "/srv/http/galette"
       ServerName galette.example.com
       <Directory "/srv/http/galette">
           Options FollowSymLinks
           AllowOverride All
           Order allow,deny
           Allow from all
       </Directory>
       ErrorLog "/var/log/httpd/galette-error_log"
       CustomLog "/var/log/httpd/galette-access_log" combined
   </VirtualHost>
   

   Note: Replace "[email protected]" and "galette.example.com" with your desired email and domain name respectively.

3. Save and close the file.

4. Enable the new virtual host configuration:

   sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
   

5. Uncomment the following line:

   Include conf/extra/*.conf
   

6. Save and close the file.

7. Restart Apache to apply the changes:

   sudo systemctl restart httpd
   

Step 6: Accessing Galette

Open your favorite web browser and navigate to the following URL: http://galette.example.com (replace galette.example.com with your chosen domain name). You should now see the Galette installation page.

Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation process. Once completed, you should be able to log in to Galette and manage your association's members, registration, and events.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Galette on Arch Linux.