How To Install letodms on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install letodms on Ubuntu 18.04. letodms is document management system based on PHP and MySQL

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install letodms on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is letodms

letodms is:

LetoDMS combines all these features with a nice-looking web interface which makes it possible to access your documents not only via intranet in your office but worldwide via the Internet.

In detail LetoDMS offers you these features:

  • Upload files through web interface
  • Create folders to group your documents
  • Edit document and folder properties online
  • Detailed information on uploaded documents
  • Lock and unlock documents
  • Update documents - old versions are saved
  • Individual icons for different MIME types
  • Set expiration date for documents
  • Users are notified about new, updated or expired documents via email
  • Download documents or view them online within your browser
  • Control access via detailed ACLs (access control lists)
  • User and Group management
  • Powerful search engine
  • Multi language support
  • Template system
  • User can choose language and theme on login
  • Intuitive user interface
  • Should work with every browser
  • Automatic conversion of various document formats to HTML for online viewing
  • Supports multiple instances.

There are three methods to install letodms on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install letodms Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install letodms using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install letodms

Install letodms Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install letodms using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install letodms

Install letodms Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install letodms using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install letodms

How To Uninstall letodms on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the letodms package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove letodms

Uninstall letodms And Its Dependencies

To uninstall letodms and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove letodms

Remove letodms Configurations and Data

To remove letodms configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge letodms

Remove letodms configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove letodms configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge letodms

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install letodms package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.