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First part: Build OpenGroupware.org
Second part: Database
Third part: LDAP

We got the core OpenGroupware application.
We got a database backend (PostgreSQL).
We got centralized user management (LDAP).
Now it’s time to finish it all with a basic startup script for ogo.
Open up an editor:
sudo nano /etc/init.d/ogo
And put in the following:
#!/bin/bash
APP=ogo-webui-1.1
PIDFILE=/var/run/ogo
case “${1:-”}” in
’start’)
su -c “source /usr/GNUstep/System/Library/Makefiles/GNUstep.sh && $APP” ogo >>/var/log/ogo/stdout 2>>/var/log/ogo/stderr [...]

Posted on October 28th, 2008 under Linux. Comments: 3

First part: Build OpenGroupware.org
Second part: Database
Fourth part: Finish

We got OpenGroupware and its database running, but we still want OpenGroupware integrated with our central user management in LDAP. Of course, this is optional, but it’s what we did at my last place of work. This HowTo is focused on OpenGroupware, so I won’t go into the [...]

Posted on October 27th, 2008 under Linux. Comments: 2

First part: Build OpenGroupware.org
Third part: LDAP

Fourth part: Finish

Having built the binaries for OpenGroupware.org, we now need a database. OpenGroupware.org uses PostgreSQL. Install that:
sudo apt-get install postgresql
Create the database:
sudo su - postgres
createdb OGo
createuser -A -D OGo
Reply to createuser that the new user will not be able to create new roles, as it’s unnecessary. “-A” creates a [...]

Posted on October 24th, 2008 under Linux. Comments: 2

In about 27 days, the new Ubuntu 8.10 will be released. The beta has been released yesterday. I have some spare time, so I’m using it to do an upgrade test for my installation. I don’t want my main system to be changed (or destroyed), so I’m first cloning the Ubuntu 8.04 installation on my [...]

Posted on October 3rd, 2008 under Linux. Comments: 2

Second part: Database
Third part: LDAP
Fourth part: Finish

First some notes.
The installation and compile notes on opengroupware.org are either

not relevant (wrong distro, wrong architecture) or
outdated (current release is 1.1.7, compile notes still talk about 1.0beta)

Also, there are a lot of pitfalls when compiling such a huge project.
I had to install OpenGroupware.org on a company machine, so why [...]

Posted on September 13th, 2008 under Linux. Comments: 9

It seems I have not yet blogged about GNOME Do.
GNOME Do is an application like Quicksilver (MacOS X) and GNOME Launch Box.
So, what is it? I always describe it as “command line for the desktop“.
You open Do with a simple keystroke. Then you just type away, and control your system. You can just type application [...]

Posted on July 16th, 2008 under Linux. Comments: 1

When Ubuntu 8.04 hit the streets in April, I was really annoyed: They had a new sound server (pulseaudio) that was supposed to be the next big thing; Yet, my 5.1 setup stopped working. My workaround was to go back to a “stereo 4.0″ setup, using a hardware audio duplicator.
The last days, I regained confidence [...]

Posted on June 20th, 2008 under Linux. Comments: None

Just got a spam mail: “Sie sollen Vi nicht einnehmen, wenn Sie eine Frau sind.” (”You can’t take Vi if you’re a woman.”)
So… does this mean Emacs is now doing e-mail advertising?

Posted on June 5th, 2008 under Internet, Linux, Software. Comments: None

From the Gentoo Wiki.

Posted on June 5th, 2008 under Hardware, Linux. Comments: None