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How to: Install Roundcube Webmail on Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx

Roundcube is a browser-based multilingual IMAP client with an application-like user interface. It provides full functionality you expect from an e-mail client, including MIME support, address book, folder manipulation, message searching and spell checking.

How To Install Roundcube Webmail on Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx :

1. Install Mysql Server and Apache server

For ubuntu
# aptitude install mysql-server apache2

2. Assign Password to  mysql

#mysqladmin –u root password XXXXXXXXX

3. Create database for Roundcube

# mysql –u root –pmysql >create database roundcube
mysql> quit

4. Install roundcube

For Ubuntu
# aptitude install roundcube roundcube-core

5. Configure roundcube

#dpkg-reconfigure roundcube-core

6. Create symbolic link to point to apache webserver’s documentroot location

#sudo ln -s /usr/share/roundcube /var/www/roundcube

7. Restart Aoache service

# /etc/init.d/apache2 restart

8. Check if roundcube webmail is opening in browser by browsing to link http://IPADDRESS/roundcube/ or http://DNSHOSTNAME/roundcube/

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