How to Install Fedora Commons Repository on Elementary OS Latest

In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Fedora Commons Repository on the latest version of Elementary OS. Fedora Commons is an open-source software platform that is used to manage and store digital content.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure that you have the following:

• Access to a terminal window
• Administrative rights to install packages
• Stable internet connection

Steps

1. Open the terminal on your Elementary OS by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T.

2. Update your package list by running the following command:

sudo apt-get update

3. Install the openjdk-8-jdk package by running the following command:

sudo apt-get install openjdk-8-jdk

4. Download the Fedora Commons repository binary file by running the following command:

sudo wget https://github.com/fcrepo4/fcrepo4/releases/download/fcrepo-4.7.5/fcrepo-webapp-4.7.5.war -O /usr/share/tomcat8/webapps/fedora.war

5. Ensure that the Maven package is installed on your system. If it is not installed, run the following command:

sudo apt-get install maven

6. Clone the Fedora Commons repository by running the following command:

git clone git://github.com/fcrepo4/fcrepo4.git

7. Navigate to the Fedora Commons repository directory by running the following command:

cd fcrepo4/fcrepo-webapp

8. Build the Fedora Commons repository by running the following command:

mvn clean install -DskipTests

9. Deploy the Fedora Commons repository by running the following command:

cp target/fcrepo-webapp-4.x.x.war /usr/share/tomcat8/webapps/fedora.war

10. Start Tomcat by running the following command:

sudo systemctl start tomcat8

11. Verify that the Fedora Commons repository is running by visiting the following URL in your preferred browser:

http://localhost:8080/fedora/

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to install Fedora Commons Repository on the latest version of Elementary OS. You can now use Fedora Commons Repository to manage and store your digital content.

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