How to Install Antville on Linux Mint Latest

Antville is a content management system designed for weblogs or online journals. In this tutorial, we will cover the installation of Antville on Linux Mint Latest.

Prerequisites

Before starting the installation, you need to make sure that you have the following prerequisites:

  • Linux Mint Latest installed.
  • Java 8 or later installed on your system.
  • Apache web server installed.
  • MySQL database server installed.

Step 1: Download Antville

First, you need to visit the Antville website (https://antville.org) and download the latest version of Antville.

$ wget https://github.com/antville/antville/archive/v1.3.4.tar.gz

Step 2: Extract Antville

After downloading the Antville package, extract it using the following command:

$ tar -xvf v1.3.4.tar.gz

Step 3: Install Antville Dependencies

Antville requires some additional libraries to function properly. You can install the required dependencies using the following command:

$ sudo apt-get install libimage-exiftool-perl libimage-size-perl libimage-magick-perl

Step 4: Configure Antville

Now you need to modify the Antville configuration file to set up the database and web server settings. Open the "conf/application.properties" file using your favorite text editor:

$ cd antville-1.3.4
$ vim conf/application.properties

Set the following properties:

jdbc.driver=com.mysql.jdbc.Driver
jdbc.url=jdbc:mysql://localhost/antville
jdbc.username=root
jdbc.password=password
base.url=http://localhost:8080
file.upload.path=/var/www/antville/files

Note:

  • Replace the "root" and "password" with your MySQL username and password.
  • Change the "base.url" to match your web server's URL.

Step 4: Create Antville Database

Now you need to create a new Antville database in your MySQL server using the following command:

$ sudo mysql -u root -p

mysql> CREATE DATABASE antville;

Step 5: Configure Apache

Next, you need to configure Apache to serve Antville. Create a new virtual host configuration file for Antville:

$ sudo vim /etc/apache2/sites-available/antville.conf

Add the following virtual host configuration:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName antville.local
    DocumentRoot /var/www/antville
    ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/antville-error.log
    CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/antville-access.log combined
    <Directory /var/www/antville>
        Options FollowSymLinks
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
    </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

Save and close the virtual host file.

Step 6: Run Antville

Now navigate to the Antville root directory and start the Antville application using the following command:

$ ant run

This will start the application and run it in your terminal window. You can now access Antville by entering "http://localhost:8080" in your web browser.

Step 7: Test Antville

Finally, test Antville by creating a new weblog. Click on the "Create" button and select "Weblog." Fill in the necessary details and click "Submit." You should now see your new weblog on the home page.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed Antville on Linux Mint Latest!