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Updated by Daniel Curtis over 9 years ago

This is a guide for installing Kolab groupware on Debian 8. 

 h2. Prepare the Environment 

 * make sure the system is up to date: 
 <pre> 
 apt-get update && apt-get upgrade -y 
 </pre> 

 h2. Install Kolab 

 * Add the Kolab apt repository information: 
 <pre> 
 echo 'deb http://obs.kolabsys.com/repositories/Kolab:/3.4/Debian_8.0/ ./' >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/kolab.list 
 echo 'deb http://obs.kolabsys.com/repositories/Kolab:/3.4:/Updates/Debian_8.0/ ./' >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/kolab.list 
 </pre> 

 * Import the GPG key used to sign the packages: 
 <pre> 
 gpg --search devel@lists.kolab.org 
 1 
 </pre> 

 * Import the GPG key into apt: 
 <pre> 
 gpg --export --armor devel@lists.kolab.org | apt-key add - 
 </pre> 

 * Ensure the Kolab packages have priority over the Debian packages: 
 <pre> 
 nano /etc/apt/preferences.d/kolab /etc/apt/preferences.d/kolab: 
 </pre> 
 #* And add the following 
 <pre> 
 Package: * 
 Pin: origin obs.kolabsys.com 
 Pin-Priority: 501 
 </pre> 

 * Update the repository metadata: 
 <pre> 
 apt-get update 
 </pre> 

 * Install the base package as follows: 
 <pre> 
 aptitude install kolab 
 </pre> 

 h2. Resources 

 * https://docs.kolab.org/installation-guide/debian.html

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