How to Install Omeka on Elementary OS Latest

Omeka is a free, open-source web publishing platform that is used for creating and managing digital exhibits. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps required to install Omeka on Elementary OS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before starting with the installation process, you must ensure that the following requirements are met:

  • A user account with sudo privileges
  • Apache web server
  • PHP version 5.6.0 or higher
  • MySQL/MariaDB database server

Step 1: Add the necessary repositories

Firstly, you need to add the necessary repositories to install the latest version of PHP and Apache. To do so, open up the terminal and run the following command:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/php
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/apache2

Step 2: Update the packages

Once you have added the repositories, update the packages using the following command:

sudo apt-get update

Step 3: Install Apache web server

Now, you need to install Apache web server using the following command:

sudo apt-get install apache2

Step 4: Install PHP

Next, you need to install PHP and its modules using the following command:

sudo apt-get install php7.4 libapache2-mod-php7.4 php7.4-mysql php7.4-gd php7.4-xml php7.4-mbstring

Step 5: Install MariaDB

You now need to install MariaDB, a popular fork of the MySQL database server. To do so, run the following command:

sudo apt-get install mariadb-server

Step 6: Configure MariaDB

After installing MariaDB, you need to configure it by running the following command:

sudo mysql_secure_installation

This command will ask you to set the root password, remove anonymous users, disallow remote root login, and remove test databases. You need to answer the questions according to your preferences.

Step 7: Create a new database

Now, you need to create a new database for Omeka using the following command:

mysql -u root -p

CREATE DATABASE omeka;
CREATE USER 'omekauser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'omekapassword';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON omeka.* TO 'omekauser'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT

Replace "omekauser" and "omekapassword" with your preferred values.

Step 8: Download and configure Omeka

Finally, you need to download and configure Omeka by running the following commands:

cd /var/www/html
sudo wget https://github.com/omeka/omeka/archive/2.8.zip
sudo unzip 2.8.zip
sudo mv omeka-2.8/ omeka
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data omeka
sudo chmod -R 755 omeka

Step 9: Complete the installation

Lastly, open up your web browser and visit "http://localhost/omeka". You should see the Omeka installation page. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to install and configure Omeka on Elementary OS Latest. You can now start creating and managing digital exhibits using Omeka.