Installing CKAN on Clear Linux Latest

This tutorial will guide you on how to install CKAN, which is an open-source data management platform, on Clear Linux latest version.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure that your system meets the following prerequisites:

• Clear Linux Latest version is installed on your system.
• You have root access to the system.

Step 1: Install the Required Dependencies

First, you need to install some required packages that are necessary to build and run CKAN on your system.

$ sudo swupd bundle-add curl gcc git python3-basic python3-extras libffi-dev libpq-dev postgresql-client

Step 2: Clone CKAN Repository

Next, clone the CKAN repository to your system. Run the following command to clone the repository into the /usr/lib/ckan/default directory:

$ sudo git clone https://github.com/ckan/ckan /usr/lib/ckan/default

Step 3: Install CKAN Dependencies

CKAN has several dependencies that are required for it to run. To install these dependencies, run the following commands:

$ cd /usr/lib/ckan/default

$ sudo pip3 install -r requirements.txt

Step 4: Configure CKAN

Before starting CKAN, you must configure the necessary files. To do this, copy the development.ini file and create a production.ini file in the same directory.

$ sudo cp /usr/lib/ckan/default/ckan/config/development.ini /etc/ckan/default/production.ini

Step 5: Initialize the Database

To initialize the database, run the following command:

$ sudo ckan db init

Step 6: Run CKAN

Finally, start the CKAN server by running the following command:

$ paster serve /etc/ckan/default/production.ini

Make sure to use paster to start CKAN and not ckan, as ckan is used only for management purposes.

CKAN is now installed and configured on your Clear Linux system, and you can start using it to manage your data!