How to Install Schleuder on OpenSUSE Latest

Schleuder is an encrypted mailing list manager which enables its users to manage and utilize PGP encryption. In this tutorial, we will be going through the step-by-step process of installing Schleuder on OpenSUSE Latest.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation process, make sure that the following prerequisites are fulfilled:

  • You have access to a user account with sudo privileges.
  • You have set up the OpenSUSE machine.
  • You have a working internet connection.

Step 1: Update the System

Before installing Schleuder on your OpenSUSE machine, update the system to ensure all packages are up to date.

sudo zypper update

Step 2: Install Required Packages

Schleuder is written in the Ruby programming language and requires a few packages to be installed before it can begin running. The packages that need to be installed are:

  • Ruby (version 2.5 or higher)
  • Rubygems
  • libxml2-devel
  • libxslt-devel
  • sqlite3-devel

To install these packages, run the following command:

sudo zypper install ruby rubygems libxml2-devel libxslt-devel sqlite3-devel

Step 3: Install Schleuder

After installing the necessary packages, install Schleuder and its dependencies using the following command:

sudo gem install schleuder

Step 4: Configuration

After the installation is complete, create a configuration file for Schleuder by running the following command:

sudo schleuder init

During this process, you will be prompted to enter your email address, the name of the server, and other relevant details. Make sure you provide the correct information to complete the process successfully.

After completing the configuration process, you can start the Schleuder server by running the following command:

schleuder start

Step 5: Testing

To test if the setup was successful, you can send an email to the email address that was configured in the previous step. You can also check the log files to see if any errors were recorded.

sudo tail -f /var/log/schleuder.log

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Schleuder on your OpenSUSE machine. You can now start managing your encrypted mailing lists, sharing resources among team members, and communicating with an added level of privacy and security.