Installation of EPrints on Ubuntu

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 Install EPrints on Ubuntu (LTS Version is Recommended)


Requisite Software for EPrints:
i) A Linux server
ii) Apache
iii) MariaDB or MySQL
iv) Perl
V) EPrints Software

Step1: Open the terminal by pressing (Ctrl+Alt+T) or go to Applications > Terminal and select it for executing the below command.

Become a root user

sudo su [Give your root password]

Create a File

nano /etc/apt/sources.list.d/eprints.list

#Add the below line and save it [Press ctrl+x, then type y and press Enter key to save]

deb http://deb.eprints-hosting.org/3.4/stable/ ./

Download the key repository

wget -O - http://deb.eprints-hosting.org/keyFile | apt-key add -

Update & Upgrade Ubuntu

apt update; apt upgrade -y

Not Required to install xpdf

Install xpdf

wget http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/p/poppler/libpoppler73_0.62.0-2ubuntu2.12_amd64.deb

wget http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/x/xpdf/xpdf_3.04-7_amd64.deb

dpkg -i libpoppler73_0.62.0-2ubuntu2.12_amd64.deb; apt install --fix-broken -y

dpkg -i xpdf_3.04-7_amd64.deb; apt install --fix-broken -y


This part compulsory 

Install eprints

apt install eprints -y

Download flavoured repository

wget https://files.eprints.org/2715/2/eprints-3.4.4-flavours.tar.gz

tar -xzvf eprints-3.4.4-flavours.tar.gz

mv eprints-3.4.4/flavours/pub_lib /usr/share/eprints/flavours

Give Permission

chmod -R g+w /usr/share/eprints/flavours/pub_lib

chown -R eprints:eprints /usr/share/eprints/flavours/pub_lib

(Note: If you are using Ubuntu 16.04LTS, then the installation process will ask to create Root password for MySQL Database. Enter the new root password and note down it)

Set MySQL root password if you are using Ubuntu 18.04LTS or above.

Check the status of your MySQL

/etc/init.d/mysql status [It must show Active]

mysql -u root

USE mysql;

ALTER USER 'root'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED WITH mysql_native_password BY 'your password';

FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

exit


Run epadmin to create EPrints archive

su -l eprints

./bin/epadmin create pub

Ready to answer the following questions. See the questions and sample answers.

1. Archive ID? eprints

2. Configure vital settings? [yes] ? Press the Enter button

3. Hostname? eprints.library.org

4. Webserver Port [80] ? Press the Enter button

5. Alias (enter # when done) [#] ? Press the Enter button

6. Path [/] ?  Press the Enter button

7. HTTPS Hostname [] ? Press the Enter button

8. Administrator Email? Enter the administrator email here.

9. Archive Name [Test Repository] ?  eprints

10. Organisation Name [Organisation of Test] ? eprints.library.org

11. Write these core settings? [yes] ? Press the Enter button

12. Configure database? [yes] ? Press the Enter button

13. Database Name [eprints] ? Press the Enter button

14. MySQL Host [localhost] ? Press the Enter button

15. MySQL Port (# for no setting) [#] ? Press the Enter button

16. MySQL Socket (# for no setting) [#] ? Press the Enter button

17. Database User [eprints] ? Press the Enter button

18. Database Password [by Default password] ? Press the Enter button

19. Database Engine [InnoDB] ? Press the Enter button

20. Write these database settings? [yes]? Press the Enter button

21. Create database “eprints” [yes] ? Press the Enter button

22. Database Superuser Username [root]? Press the Enter button

23. Database Superuser Password? Enter the MySQL Root password. Password will not display here.

24. Create database tables? [yes] ? Press the Enter button

25. Create an initial user? [yes] ? Press the Enter button

26. Enter a username [admin] ? Press the Enter button

27. Select a user type (user|editor|admin) [admin] ? Press the Enter button

28. Enter Password? Admin@123 Enter a password and note down it. We need it while login as admin.

29. Email? Enter an email for the admin user. Press the Enter button

30. Do you want to build the static web pages? [yes]? Press the Enter button

31. Do you want to import the LOC subjects and sample divisions? [yes] ? Press the Enter button

32. Do you want to update the apache config files? (you still need to add the ‘Include’ line) [yes]? Press the Enter button

Exit from EPrints user

exit


To find your IP, type the command below

ifconfig

Note the IP of your system

Change the Hostname

(Open the following file and give the Hostname)

nano /etc/hosts 

Add the following lines,

127.0.1.1 eprints.library.org

[System IP] eprints.library.org

Find the IP and add to the hosts’ file.

[e.g. 192.168.1.200 eprints.library.org]

[Press ctrl+x, then type y and press Enter key to save]

Apache configuration

Add EPrints site to Apache web server,

a2ensite eprints

Restart Apache server

systemctl restart apache2


Open EPrints

Open a Web browser and put the following address in the bar,

http://eprints.library.org

Log into Eprints by clicking the Login link on the home page. Log in using the username admin and apply the password: Admin@123 you have entered during the post-installation configuration.

Enjoy EPrints

Thank you


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