How to Install Apaxy on POP! OS Latest

Apaxy is a simple web server theme for Apache that provides a clean and responsive look to your web directories. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Apaxy on the latest version of POP! OS using the command line.

Prerequisites

To install Apaxy on POP! OS, you must have root or sudo privileges. If you don't have these privileges, please contact your system administrator.

Step 1: Install Apache

Before installing Apaxy, you must have Apache web server installed on your system. If you already have Apache installed, skip to the next step. Otherwise, you can install it by running the following command in your terminal:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install apache2

Step 2: Download Apaxy

Download the latest version of Apaxy from its official website. You can use the following command to download Apaxy to your home directory.

cd ~
wget https://github.com/oupala/apaxy/archive/refs/heads/master.zip

Step 3: Extract Apaxy

After downloading Apaxy, extract it to the default directory for Apache web server themes using the following command.

sudo unzip master.zip -d /var/www/html/

Step 4: Configure Apache

To enable the Apaxy theme, you need to edit the Apache configuration file by running the following command.

sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/000-default.conf

Add the following lines before the </VirtualHost> tag.

<Directory "/var/www/html">
    Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
    AllowOverride All
    Order allow,deny
    allow from all
    Require all granted
</Directory>

<Directory "/var/www/html/apaxy-master">
    Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
    AllowOverride All
    Order allow,deny
    allow from all
    Require all granted
</Directory>

DocumentRoot /var/www/html/apaxy-master

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

Step 5: Restart Apache

After making changes to the Apache configuration file, you need to restart Apache to apply those changes. You can do this by running the following command.

sudo systemctl restart apache2

Step 6: Verify Apaxy

Open your web browser and go to http://localhost/. You should see the Apaxy theme applied to your web directories.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Apaxy on POP! OS. You can now customize the theme to your liking by editing the apaxy-master/htaccess file.