How to Install Redmine on MXLinux Latest

Overview

Redmine is a popular project management system that allows users to manage their projects, collaborate with team members, track issues, and more. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Redmine on MX Linux latest version.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, please ensure that you have the following:

  • A computer running MX Linux latest version
  • Root or sudo access to the computer
  • Basic command line knowledge

Step 1: Update the System

Before we start, make sure your system is up-to-date by running the following command:

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade

Step 2: Install Required Packages

To install Redmine, we first need to install the required packages:

sudo apt install redmine redmine-mysql mysql-server
  • redmine is the main package
  • redmine-mysql is the MySQL database adapter for Redmine
  • mysql-server is the MySQL database management system

During the installation process, you will be prompted to set up a root password for the MySQL server. Make sure to remember it as we will need it later.

After the installation, you can verify that the packages were installed successfully by running the following command:

dpkg -l redmine redmine-mysql mysql-server

Step 3: Configure Redmine

Before we start Redmine, we need to configure it. Open the Redmine configuration file using your favorite text editor:

sudo nano /etc/redmine/default/database.yml

There are two sections in the configuration file that we need to modify. First, modify the production section as follows:

production:
  adapter: mysql2
  database: redmine
  host: localhost
  username: redmine
  password: "YOUR_PASSWORD"
  encoding: utf8

Replace YOUR_PASSWORD with the root password you created earlier.

Next, uncomment the following line by removing the # from the beginning of the line:

# production:

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

Next, migrate the Redmine database:

sudo redmine-migrate

If the migration is successful, you should see something like this:

Migrating Redmine database to the latest version...
All migrations up-to-date (version 4.2.1).

Step 4: Start Redmine

Finally, start the Redmine server using the following command:

sudo systemctl start redmine

You can check the status of the Redmine service by running:

sudo systemctl status redmine

If everything is working fine, the output should indicate that the Redmine service is active and running.

redmine.service - LSB: Redmine daemon
     Loaded: loaded (/etc/init.d/redmine; generated)
     Active: active (running) since Tue 2021-10-19 14:28:25 UTC; 1min 37s ago

Step 5: Access Redmine

Now that Redmine is up and running, you can access it by opening your web browser and navigating to http://localhost:3000.

You should see the Redmine login page, where you can create a new account or login if you already have an account.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Redmine on your MX Linux machine.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we showed you how to install Redmine on MX Linux latest version. We hope this tutorial was helpful to you. If you have any questions or suggestions, please leave a comment below. Happy Redmine-ing!