How to Install LedgerSMB on EndeavourOS

LedgerSMB is an open-source accounting and ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) software that is designed for small and medium-sized businesses. In this tutorial, we are going to show you how to install LedgerSMB on EndeavourOS.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation, make sure that your system meets the following prerequisites:

You have a running EndeavourOS latest installation.
You have sudo or root privileges on the system.

Step 1: Update the System

The first step is to update the system packages to the latest version. Open the terminal and run the following command:

sudo pacman -Syu

Step 2: Install Dependencies

LedgerSMB requires some dependencies to be installed on the system. Run the following command to install the required dependencies:

sudo pacman -S perl postgresql perl-dbd-pg perl-yaml-tiny perl-digest-md5

Step 3: Install LedgerSMB

Now that we have installed the dependencies, we can proceed with the installation of LedgerSMB. Open the terminal and run the following command:

sudo pacman -S ledgersmb

Step 4: Setup PostgreSQL

LedgerSMB uses PostgreSQL as its database backend. We need to create a new PostgreSQL user and database for LedgerSMB.

Run the following command to enter the PostgreSQL shell:

sudo -u postgres psql

Create a new PostgreSQL user:

CREATE USER lsmb WITH PASSWORD 'lsmb_password';

Create a new PostgreSQL database and grant access to the user:

CREATE DATABASE lsmb OWNER lsmb;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE lsmb TO lsmb;

Exit the PostgreSQL shell by typing:

\q

Step 5: Configure LedgerSMB

To configure LedgerSMB, we need to edit the ledgersmb.conf file. Run the following command to open the file:

sudo nano /usr/share/ledgersmb/ledgersmb.conf

Find the following lines:

### PostgreSQL Section

# Database host
#dbhost =

# Default database name
#dbname = ledgersmb

# Default database username
#dbuser = lsmb

# Default database password
#dbpass = lsmb_password

Uncomment and modify the lines as follows:

### PostgreSQL Section

# Database host
dbhost = localhost

# Default database name
dbname = lsmb

# Default database username
dbuser = lsmb

# Default database password
dbpass = lsmb_password

Save and close the file by pressing CTRL+X, then Y, then Enter.

Step 6: Start the LedgerSMB Service

Now that we have configured LedgerSMB, we can start the service. Run the following command:

sudo systemctl start ledgersmb

To enable the service to start automatically at boot time, run the following command:

sudo systemctl enable ledgersmb

Step 7: Access LedgerSMB

Open your web browser and visit the following URL:

http://localhost/ledgersmb

Follow the on-screen instructions to finish setting up LedgerSMB.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install LedgerSMB on EndeavourOS. You can now start using LedgerSMB to manage your accounting and ERP tasks.