How to Install Vikunja on Linux Mint

Vikunja is a powerful to-do list application designed to help you manage your tasks more efficiently. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Vikunja on Linux Mint Latest version.

Step 1: Install System Dependencies

Before proceeding with Vikunja installation, make sure your system is up-to-date and has all necessary dependencies installed. Run the following command in your terminal to update your system packages:

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade

Next, you need to install some system dependencies required by Vikunja:

sudo apt-get install -y curl gnupg2 apt-transport-https

Step 2: Add Vikunja Repository

Next, we will add the Vikunja repository to our system. We need to run the following commands:

curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/vikunja/vikunja/releases/latest \
| grep browser_download_url \
| grep 'linux-amd64.tar.gz' \
| cut -d '"' -f 4 \
| wget -qi -

This command will download the latest release of Vikunja for AMD64 systems.

Then run the following command:

sudo tar -xvf vikunja*.tar.gz -C /usr/local/bin/ --strip-components=1 vikunja-*/vikunja

This command will extract the archive and copy the Vikunja executable binary to /usr/local/bin with the name "vikunja".

Step 3: Start Vikunja Service

To start the service, we will create a systemd unit file.

sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/vikunja.service

Then paste the following content to the file:

[Unit]
Description=Vikunja Server
After=network.target

[Service]
User=root
Group=root
WorkingDirectory=/usr/local/bin
ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/vikunja server
Restart=always

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

Then start the Vikunja service:

sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl enable vikunja.service
sudo systemctl start vikunja.service

Now Vikunja is running on your system, and you can access it by pointing your web browser to http://localhost:3456.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have successfully installed Vikunja on Linux Mint Latest version. With Vikunja, you can now manage your to-do lists more efficiently and increase your productivity.