Islandora is an open-source digital asset management system that allows you to manage and preserve digital content. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the step-by-step process of installing Islandora on Elementary OS.
Before installing Islandora, you need to make sure your system meets the following prerequisites:
The first step is to install the necessary dependencies for the Islandora installation. Open the terminal and run the following commands:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y git curl wget software-properties-common
sudo add-apt-repository -y universe
sudo add-apt-repository -y multiverse
sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:openjdk-r/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get -y install openjdk-8-jdk
sudo apt-get -y install apache2 ant maven mysql-server imagemagick ghostscript libtiff-tools libreoffice
Islandora relies on the Fedora Commons Repository, a digital object repository system. Run the following commands to install Fedora Commons:
wget https://github.com/fcrepo4/fcrepo4/releases/download/fcrepo-4.7.5/fcrepo-4.7.5-installer.jar
sudo java -jar fcrepo-4.7.5-installer.jar
Follow the prompts and configure Fedora as needed.
Islandora also requires an instance of Apache Solr to index and search digital objects. Run the following commands to install Solr:
wget https://archive.apache.org/dist/lucene/solr/7.7.2/solr-7.7.2.tgz
tar -xzf solr-7.7.2.tgz solr-7.7.2/bin/install_solr_service.sh --strip-components=2
sudo ./install_solr_service.sh solr-7.7.2.tgz
sudo systemctl enable solr.service
sudo systemctl start solr
Now that our dependencies are set up, we can install Islandora using Git. Run the following commands:
sudo git clone https://github.com/Islandora/islandora.git /opt/islandora
cd /opt/islandora
sudo ant create-db
sudo ant deploy
This process may take some time, as it is downloading and building several dependencies.
The final step is to configure Islandora by editing the configuration file. Run the following command:
sudo nano /opt/islandora/config/fcrepo3.fcfg
In this file, set the external.baseurl and launch.commands to match your system. You may also configure other settings as desired.
In this tutorial, you have learned how to install Islandora on Elementary OS. You should now have a fully functional digital asset management system for your needs.
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