InstallingAboutUsOnLinux
See also InstallingAboutUsOnOSX
Contents
What (summary)
Create instructions and mechanisms for interested people to install AboutUs on Linux machines.
Why this is important
- We want to reach to the open source community so that more interested people can become part of the DevelopmentTeam
- We want to on board new hires as seamlessly as possible. New hires often have problems getting their hands ready on the AboutUs version of MediaWiki
DoneDone
- The git repository of the AboutUs version of MediaWiki is publicly available.
- We have instructions set so that sophisticated new development team member can install AboutUs version of MediaWiki
Next
- Figure out where the code is that connects to the database and make sure that we are succeeding.
- Attach a GPL to our source
- Expose our GIT repository
- Further develop our instructions.
Instructions
Installation through Script:
export ABOUTUS_USER=UserName wget http://images.aboutus.org/images/2/28/AuScripts.zip unzip AuScripts.zip cd auScripts/ ./auInstall.sh
Manual Installation:
- Install Packages
- Install and configure GIT
- Install Dev Tools
- Install Ruby and Gems
- Install and configure Apache
- Install and configure Mysql
- Install and configure PHP
- Configure VIM
Creating AboutUs Branch
export ABOUTUS_USER=UserName branch create BranchName
Staging AboutUs Branch
export ABOUTUS_USER=UserName stage_branch BranchName
Commands
ssh-keygen -t rsa cd ~/.ssh/ scp id_rsa.pub nimbus: ssh nimbus cp id_rsa.pub .ssh/authorized_keys exit ssh-agent
