How to Install Tracks on Elementary OS Latest

Introduction

Tracks is a web-based tool that allows you to organize your tasks and projects. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install Tracks on your Elementary OS latest.

Prerequisites

Before we begin with the installation, we need to ensure that the following prerequisites are met:

  • An account with sudo access
  • A working internet connection

Step 1: Update your system

We need to ensure that our system is up-to-date to avoid compatibility issues with the required dependencies. To do so, open a terminal window and execute the following command:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade -y

Step 2: Install Dependencies

Before we can start with the installation of Tracks, we need to install the following dependencies:

  • Git
  • Ruby
  • Rails
  • SQLite

To install the dependencies, run the following command:

sudo apt-get install git ruby-full rails sqlite3 libsqlite3-dev -y

Step 3: Clone Tracks

Now we need to clone the Tracks repository from GitHub. To do so, run the following command:

git clone https://github.com/TracksApp/tracks.git

This will create a new directory called "tracks" in your current working directory. Navigate into the "tracks" directory by executing:

cd tracks

Step 4: Install Tracks

With all the required dependencies installed and Tracks repository cloned, we can now install Tracks. Run the following command to install Tracks:

bundle install --without=postgres

Step 5: Create Database

After the installation of Tracks, we need to create a database by executing the following commands:

rake db:migrate
rake db:seed

These commands will create the necessary database tables and add sample data to the database.

Step 6: Run Tracks

Now that we have installed Tracks and created a database, we can start the Tracks server by executing the following command:

rails server

This will start the Tracks server, and you can access the Tracks UI by opening a web browser and going to the following URL:

http://localhost:3000

Conclusion

Now you have successfully installed Tracks on your Elementary OS latest. You can now use Tracks to organize your tasks and projects. Enjoy!