In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Archivematica, a digital preservation tool, on EndeavourOS Latest operating system. Archivematica is an open-source application that is used to automate the process of digital preservation so as to ensure that the digital records and content remain accessible over time.
Before starting the installation process, ensure that your system meets the following requirements:
First, update the system packages and their dependencies by running the following command in the terminal:
sudo pacman -Syu
Enter your password when prompted and wait for the process to complete successfully.
Archivematica requires some dependencies that need to be installed before the application is installed. Run the following command in the terminal to install these dependencies:
sudo pacman -S git curl nginx php php-fpm php-gd php-intl php-mbstring php-pgsql php-xml postgresql python python-pip rabbitmq
Wait for the process to complete successfully.
Archivematica requires Openjdk and MariaDB to be installed. Run the following command in the terminal to install Openjdk and MariaDB:
sudo pacman -S jre10-openjdk mariadb
Wait for the process to complete successfully.
Archivematica requires Elasticsearch to be installed. Run the following command in the terminal to install Elasticsearch:
sudo pacman -S elasticsearch
Wait for the process to complete successfully.
Now, download and install the Archivematica package by running the following commands in the terminal:
mkdir archivematica
cd archivematica
sudo git clone https://github.com/archivematica/archivematica.git
cd archivematica
sudo git checkout 1.12.x
sudo ./setup.sh
Wait for the installation process to complete successfully.
Archivematica requires RabbitMQ to be configured. Run the following command in the terminal to configure RabbitMQ:
sudo rabbitmqctl add_user archivematicaletmein archivematicapassword
sudo rabbitmqctl set_user_tags archivematicaletmein administrator
sudo rabbitmqctl add_vhost archivematica
sudo rabbitmqctl set_permissions -p archivematica archivematicaletmein ".*" ".*" ".*"
sudo systemctl enable rabbitmq
sudo systemctl start rabbitmq
Archivematica requires MariaDB to be configured. Run the following command in the terminal to configure MariaDB:
sudo mysql_install_db --user=mysql --basedir=/usr --datadir=/var/lib/mysql
sudo systemctl enable mariadb.service
sudo systemctl start mariadb.service
sudo mysql_secure_installation
Follow the prompts and set up the root password for MariaDB.
Configure Elasticsearch by running the following command in the terminal:
sudo /usr/share/elasticsearch/bin/elasticsearch-setup-passwords auto
Follow the prompts and set up passwords for Elasticsearch.
Start and configure nginx by running the following command in the terminal:
sudo systemctl enable nginx.service
sudo systemctl start nginx.service
Start and configure Archivematica by running the following command in the terminal:
sudo systemctl enable archivematica-mcp-server.service
sudo systemctl enable archivematica-mcp-client.service
sudo systemctl enable fits.service
sudo systemctl start archivematica-mcp-server.service
sudo systemctl start archivematica-mcp-client.service
sudo systemctl start fits.service
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Archivematica on EndeavourOS Latest operating system.
We hope this tutorial helps you to successfully install Archivematica on your system.
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