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Stephan Schuberth, 2012-03-28 02:05

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h1. Redmine on CentOS installation HOWTO
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This works with CentOS versions 5 and 6 and describes how to get Redmine 1.3.2 set up.
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h2. Assumptions
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* Apache is up and running
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* Apache has previously been used and works quite well 
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* MySQL is up and running
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* MySQL has previously been used and works quite well
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* Your are logged as root
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* The next steps are done successively without errors
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h1. Install pre-dependencies
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<pre>yum -y install zlib-devel curl-devel openssl-devel httpd-devel apr-devel apr-util-devel mysql-devel</pre>
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h2. Ruby
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Things after *#* are comments, and it is no use to type this stuff in ;) 
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<pre>cd ~/Downloads  # YOUR FOLDER OF CHOICE
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ftp ftp.ruby-lang.org
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</pre>
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h3. FTP session
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<pre>ftp> Anonymous  # USERLOGIN
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ftp> 'none', just hit Enter  # NO PASSWORD
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ftp> cd /pub/ruby
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ftp> get ruby-1.8.7.pXXX.tar.gz  # XXX is currently 358, as of 03/2012
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ftp> bye</pre>
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h3. Untar
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<pre>tar zxvf ruby-1.8.7.pXXX.tar.gz</pre>
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h3. Install
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<pre>cd ruby-1.8.7.pXXX
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./configure
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make
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make install</pre>
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h3. Check installation
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If this does not work, it is probably because there is no ruby at /usr/bin to be found. 
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If it works, skip directly to "Get Gems 1.4.2".
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<pre>ruby -v</pre>
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h3. Fix dependencies
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(Only in case _ruby -v_ is *NOT* working)
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<pre>which ruby  # TO CHECK WHERE IT SHOULD BE
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whereis ruby  # TO CHECK WHERE IT IS INSTALLED</pre>
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_which_ returns like /usr/bin/ along with other directories (where ruby is expected to be), and _whereis_ returns like /usr/local/bin/ruby (thats where ruby actually lies).
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h4. Fix via adding /usr/local/bin to $PATH
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(Do this with your editor of choice, if you do not like nano.)
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<pre>nano /etc/profile</pre>
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Make the section with _pathmunge_ look alike like this:
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<pre>#Path manupulation
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if [ "$EUID" = "0" ]; then
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    pathmunge /sbin
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    pathmunge /usr/sbin
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    pathmunge /usr/local/sbin
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    pathmunge /usr/local/bin  # ADDED THIS
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else
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    pathmunge /usr/local/bin after  # ADDED THIS
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    pathmunge /usr/local/sbin after
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    pathmunge /usr/sbin after
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    pathmunge /sbin
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fi</pre>
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OR ADD THIS AT THE END OF THE FILE:
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<pre>nano /etc/profile
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export PATH="$PATH:/usr/local/bin"</pre>
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This sets the PATH for all Users beside root. For this setup you want to change the PATH for root, too:
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<pre>nano ~/.bashrc
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export PATH="$PATH:/usr/local/bin"</pre>
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Logout your user and login again, to make the changes work.
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h4. Fix via Symlink Creation 
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This is not recommended, since if the ruby dependency is broken, others will likely be later on, too. Repair this by adding the folder to the $PATH variable like described before, else _gem_, _rake_, _bundle_, _passenger-install-apache2-module_ will not work either... you would have to creat symlinks for them, too.
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Symlinks are created like this
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<pre>ln -s /usr/local/bin/ruby /usr/bin/ruby</pre>
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h4. Verify ruby to be working
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<pre>which ruby  # MUST RETURN PATH TO RUBY
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ruby -v  # MUST RETURN RUBY VERSION
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cd ..</pre>
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Now it has to work. When changing $PATH variable, did you log out and log on again with your current user?
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If this does not function properly, other things later on will also not work.
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h2. RubyGems 1.4.2 
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*Does not work with Gems 1.5!*
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h3. Download
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<pre>wget http://production.cf.rubygems.org/rubygems/rubygems-1.4.2.tgz</pre>
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h3. Untar
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<pre>tar zxvf rubygems-1.4.2.tgz</pre>
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h3. Setup
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<pre>cd rubygems-1.4.2
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ruby setup.rb</pre>
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h3. Check installation
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<pre>gem -v</pre>
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h3. In case this does not work...
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... the solution is again creating a symlink, analogical like described in the ruby section above.
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h2. Passenger
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h3. Regular install method
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Requires gcc.
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<pre>gem install passenger
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passenger-install-apache2-module</pre>
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The install process is interactive and you wil be told what to do. How to install missing dependencies is described exactly. JUST READ!
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h3. Alternative install method 
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Install mod_passenger RPM for Apache from the following location:
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> http://passenger.stealthymonkeys.com/
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_RHEL/CentOS 5_
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<pre>rpm -Uvh http://passenger.stealthymonkeys.com/rhel/5/passenger-release.noarch.rpm
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yum install mod_passenger</pre>
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<pre>rpm --import http://passenger.stealthymonkeys.com/RPM-GPG-KEY-stealthymonkeys.asc
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yum install http://passenger.stealthymonkeys.com/rhel/6/passenger-release.noarch.rpm
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yum install mod_passenger</pre>
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h2. Restart Apache
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<pre>service httpd restart</pre>
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h1. Install Redmine
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h3. Download
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Download page: 
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> http://rubyforge.org/frs/?group_id=1850
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<pre>wget http://rubyforge.org/frs/download.php/75910/redmine-1.3.2.tar.gz # GET LATEST VERSION ON RUBYFORGE</pre>
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h3. Untar
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<pre>tar zxvf redmine-1.3.2.tar.gz</pre>
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h3. Copy the folder to its HTTP document root folder
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<pre>mkdir /var/www/redmine
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cp -av redmine-1.3.2/* /var/www/redmine</pre>
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h1. Link Redmine to the Database
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h2. Install MySQL DB Server
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<pre>yum install mysql-server
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chkconfig mysqld on
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service mysqld start
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/usr/bin/mysql_secure_installation</pre>
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h2. Create a MySQL database to use with Redmine
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h3. Latest MySQL Version
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> start the mysql client (@mysql -u root -p@) and enter the following commands:
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> > <pre>create database redmine character set utf8;
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create user 'redmine'@'localhost' identified by 'my_password';
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grant all privileges on redmine.* to 'redmine'@'localhost'; </pre>
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h3. For versions of MySQL prior to 5.0.2
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> Skip the 'create user' step and do instead:
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> >  <pre> grant all privileges on redmine.* to 'redmine'@'localhost' identified by 'my_password';</pre>
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Now the database is created and a user to be used with it. Also the user has the rights to work on the database that was created.
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h2. Configure /var/www/redmine/config/database.yml 
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<pre>cp database.yml.example database.yml</pre>
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TODO: describe what to change there...
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h1. Rails Settings
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h2. Dependency management with bundler
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For more info go to the "bundler site":http://gembundler.com/.
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h3. Install
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<pre>gem install bundler</pre>
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h3. Create Gemfile
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You can of course use vi/vim as your editor of choice, if you know what you are doing. ;) 
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<pre>nano /var/www/redmine/Gemfile</pre>
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h3. Register gems
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Put the following into the file you just opened:
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<pre># file: /var/www/redmine/Gemfile
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source "http://rubygems.org"
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gem "rake", "0.8.3"
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gem "rack", "1.1.0"
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gem "i18n", "0.4.2"
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gem "rubytree", "0.5.2", :require => "tree"
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gem "RedCloth", "~>4.2.3", :require => "redcloth" # for CodeRay
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gem "mysql"
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gem "coderay", "~>0.9.7"</pre>
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Save and exit the editor.
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h3. Install the provided dependencies
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<pre>cd /var/www/redmine
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bundle install</pre>
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h2. Set environment to "production" 
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Rails has the concept of environments to represent the stages of an application’s lifecycle: test, development, and production by default. 
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Specify your choice with the RAILS_ENV environment variable. 
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Production has less verbose logging and is a bit faster, testing and development environment are not needed anyway for your Redmine.
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Uncomment the following line in file redmine/config/environment.rb:
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<pre>ENV['RAILS_ENV'] ||= 'production'</pre>
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h2. Generate the session store
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<pre>RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rake generate_session_store</pre>
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h2. Migrate the database models
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<pre>RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rake db:migrate</pre>
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h2. Load default data (optional)
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<pre>RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rake redmine:load_default_data</pre>
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h2. Rename dispatch CGI files in /var/www/redmine/public/
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h1. Apache Settings
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h2. Configure Apache to host the documents
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more information can be found here: [[HowTo configure Apache to run Redmine]]
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h2. Edit .htaccess file for CGI dispatch configuration
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h2. Fix rights for the apache user
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cd ..
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This should be everything.
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*Redmine is now installed and usable.*
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*Enjoy!*