How to Install Papermerge on Manjaro

Papermerge is a document management system that allows users to manage their documents in a seamless way. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation of Papermerge on Manjaro.

Prerequisites

Before you start, make sure you have the following:

A Manjaro Linux installation with a non-root user with sudo privileges.
Access to the internet.

Installation Steps

Open the terminal on your Manjaro system by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T.
Update your system by running the following command:
```
sudo pacman -Syu
```

Install the dependencies required to install Papermerge by running the following command:

sudo pacman -S python python-pip python-virtualenv libffi-dev libjpeg-turbo-devel zlib-devel

Create a virtual environment for Papermerge by running the following command:
```
virtualenv ~/papermerge
```
Activate the virtual environment by running the following command:
```
source ~/papermerge/bin/activate
```
Install Papermerge by running the following command:
```
pip install papermerge
```
Create a configuration file for Papermerge by running the following command:
```
papermerge init
```
This command will create a configuration file named papermerge.toml in the current directory.

Edit the papermerge.toml configuration file by running the following command:

nano papermerge.toml

Update the following variables:

DEBUG = False

SECRET_KEY = 'your-secret-key'

# Database settings
DATABASES = {
    'default': {
        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.sqlite3',
        'NAME': os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'db.sqlite3'),
    }
}

# Replace this with your email settings
EMAIL_BACKEND = 'django.core.mail.backends.console.EmailBackend'

# Replace this with your preferred language
LANGUAGE_CODE = 'en-us'

Save and exit the papermerge.toml configuration file.
Initialize the database by running the following command:
```
papermerge migrate
```
Create a superuser account by running the following command and providing the requested information:
```
papermerge createsuperuser
```
Start the Papermerge development server by running the following command:
```
papermerge runserver
```

The server will start, and you can access Papermerge by opening your web browser and visiting http://localhost:8000.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Papermerge on your Manjaro system. You can now start managing your documents with ease.