How to install LedgerSMB on Linux Mint

In this tutorial, we'll show you how to install LedgerSMB on Linux Mint. LedgerSMB is an open-source, free accounting software that helps manage finances and payroll.

Prerequisites

Before installing LedgerSMB, make sure you have the following:

  • A user account with sudo privileges
  • A Linux Mint machine with the latest updates
  • PostgreSQL installed on your machine

You can check if PostgreSQL is installed by running the following command:

psql --version

If PostgreSQL is not installed, install it by running the following command:

sudo apt-get install postgresql postgresql-contrib

Step 1: Download LedgerSMB

First, you need to download the latest release of LedgerSMB. You can do this by going to the LedgerSMB website, selecting the version that matches your system architecture, and downloading the file.

Alternatively, you can use the following command to download LedgerSMB:

wget https://github.com/ledgersmb/LedgerSMB/releases/download/1.7.28/ledgersmb-1.7.28.tar.gz

Step 2: Install Dependencies

To run LedgerSMB, you need to install the following dependencies:

  • Perl
  • DBI
  • DBD::Pg
  • Apache
  • libapache2-mod-perl2

Use the following command to install these dependencies:

sudo apt-get install perl libdbi-perl libdbd-pg-perl apache2 libapache2-mod-perl2

Step 3: Install LedgerSMB

To install LedgerSMB, follow these steps:

  1. Extract the LedgerSMB tarball by running the following command:
tar -xzvf ledgersmb-1.7.28.tar.gz
  1. Move the extracted files to the desired location. In this case, we will move them to the /opt directory.
sudo mv ledgersmb-1.7.28 /opt/ledgersmb
  1. Change the ownership of the LedgerSMB directory to the www-data user.
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /opt/ledgersmb
  1. Run the LedgerSMB setup script to set up the initial database.
cd /opt/ledgersmb
sudo perl ledgersmb-setup.pl

  1. Follow the prompts to set up the database.

  2. After the installation script completes, you can access LedgerSMB by navigating to http://localhost/ledgersmb in your web browser.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to install LedgerSMB on Linux Mint. You also learned how to install the required dependencies and set up the initial database. With LedgerSMB installed, you can now manage your finances and payroll from within a web browser.