How to Install Group Office on OpenSUSE Latest

This tutorial will guide you on how to install Group Office on OpenSUSE Latest.

Requirements

  • OpenSUSE Latest installed
  • User account with sudo privileges

Step 1: Installing Dependencies

Group Office requires some dependencies to be installed. Run the following command on the terminal to install them.

sudo zypper install mariadb mariadb-client mariadb-tools apache2 apache2-mod_php7 php7 php7-dom php7-gd php7-json php7-mbstring php7-mysql php7-zip php7-curl php7-ldap php7-pear php7-devel php7-openssl php7-phar

Step 2: Installing Group Office

  • Download the latest version of Group Office from their official website: https://www.group-office.com/download

  • Extract the downloaded package to /var/www/html directory. You can do this by running the following command:

    sudo unzip groupoffice.*.zip -d /var/www/html

  • Rename the extracted folder to groupoffice.

    sudo mv /var/www/html/groupoffice.* /var/www/html/groupoffice

  • Change the ownership of the groupoffice folder to the Apache user.

    sudo chown -R wwwrun:www /var/www/html/groupoffice

Step 3: Configuring Apache

  • Create a new Virtual Host for Group Office.

    sudo nano /etc/apache2/vhosts.d/groupoffice.conf

  • Add the following lines to the file.

    <VirtualHost *:80>
    DocumentRoot /var/www/html/groupoffice
    ServerName localhost
</VirtualHost>

  • Save and close the file.

  • Enable the newly created Virtual Host by running the following command:

    sudo a2ensite groupoffice

  • Restart Apache for the changes to take effect.

    sudo systemctl restart apache2

Step 4: Setting up Permissions

  • Create a new database for Group Office.

    mysql -u root -p

    CREATE DATABASE groupoffice;

  • Create a new user with a password.

    CREATE USER 'groupofficeuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';

    Replace password with your own strong password.

  • Grant all privileges to the new user on the database.

    GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON groupoffice.* TO 'groupofficeuser'@'localhost';

  • Flush the privileges.

    FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

  • Change the ownership and permissions of the groupoffice folder.

    sudo chown -R wwwrun:www /var/www/html/groupoffice
sudo chmod -R 777 /var/www/html/groupoffice/files

Step 5: Installing Group Office

  • Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost/install.

  • Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation.

  • Once the installation is complete, delete the install directory.

    sudo rm -rf /var/www/html/groupoffice/install

Conclusion

You have successfully installed Group Office on OpenSUSE Latest. You can now manage your organization's tasks, events, and contacts using Group Office.