Install dependencies ​

GCC, Cmake, PCRE, Zlib and OpenSSL are required to be installed.

MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redis are optional.

Start by updating the package list:

sudo apt update

GCC ​

Install the build-essential package by typing:

sudo apt install build-essential

The command installs many new packages, including gcc, g++ and make

To verify that the GCC compiler has been successfully installed, use the gcc --version command, which displays the GCC version.

gcc --version

GCC is now installed on your system and you can start using it.

Cmake ​

Package Manager ​

Installing cmake from the official repositories is done with the command:

sudo apt install cmake

Build from source files ​

Download the archive from the official site:

wget https://github.com/Kitware/CMake/releases/download/v3.27.0-rc3/cmake-3.27.0-rc3.tar.gz

Unpack:

tar -zxvf cmake-3.27.0-rc3.tar.gz

Change to the unpacked directory:

cd cmake-3.27.0-rc3

Start the build process

./bootstrap

Start the installation process

make

Copy the compiled files to the appropriate locations

make install

PCRE ​

Installing pcre from the official repositories is done with the command:

sudo apt install libpcre3-dev

Zlib ​

Package Manager ​

Installing zlib from the official repositories is done with the command:

sudo apt install zlib1g-dev

Building from source files ​

Download the archive from the official site:

wget https://zlib.net/zlib-1.2.13.tar.gz

Unpack:

tar -zxvf zlib-1.2.13.tar.gz

Change to the unpacked directory:

cd zlib-1.2.13

Start the build process

./configure

Start the installation process

make

Copy the compiled files to the appropriate locations

make install

OpenSSL ​

Installing openssl from the official repositories is done with the command:

sudo apt install openssl libssl-dev

MySQL ​

sudo apt install mysql-server

Detailed instructions are available on DigitalOcean

PostgreSQL ​

sudo apt install postgresql postgresql-contrib

Detailed instructions are available on DigitalOcean

Redis ​

Add the repository to the apt index:

curl -fsSL https://packages.redis.io/gpg | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /usr/share/keyrings/redis-archive-keyring.gpg

echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/redis-archive-keyring.gpg] https://packages.redis.io/deb $(lsb_release -cs) main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/redis.list

Then install:

sudo apt-get install redis

Detailed instructions are available on Redis