Installing EPrints on EndeavourOS

Introduction

EPrints is a free and open-source software that provides a platform for managing and publishing scholarly works. This tutorial will explain how to install EPrints on the EndeavourOS Linux distribution.

Prerequisites

Before starting with the installation, ensure that you meet the following prerequisites:

• A Linux-based operating system (in our case, EndeavourOS Latest) is installed.
• A non-root user with sudo privileges is available.
• Basic knowledge of Linux commands and package management.

Step 1: Update the System

Before installing any software, it's best to update your system's packages and repositories to the latest version. Run the following command to do so:

$ sudo pacman -Syu

Step 2: Install Required Dependencies

EPrints requires several packages and dependencies to be installed on your system before it can be properly installed and configured. Run the following command to install them:

$ sudo pacman -S perl perl-cgi perl-dbd-pg fcgi apache-commons-cli apache httpd

Step 3: Install EPrints

Now, it's time to install EPrints on your system. You can download the latest version of EPrints by running the following command:

$ sudo pacman -S eprints

Step 4: Configure EPrints Apache Server

EPrints requires a web server to be installed on your system, and Apache is the most popular web server in use today. You can install Apache on your system by running the following command:

$ sudo pacman -S apache

Once Apache is installed, you need to configure it to run EPrints. To do this, open the Apache configuration file using your favorite text editor:

$ sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf

Add the following lines to the end of the file:

PerlSetEnv EPRINTS_HOME /usr/share/eprints3
PerlSetEnv EPRINTS_USER eprints

PerlRequire /usr/share/eprints3/cfg/apache.conf
<Location /eprints>
SetHandler perl-script
PerlResponseHandler EPrints::ApacheHandler
</Location>

Then, save and close the file.

Step 5: Configure EPrints

Now, it's time to configure EPrints to work with your system. Navigate to the EPrints configuration directory by running:

$ cd /usr/share/eprints3/cfg/lang/en/

Copy the default configuration file to a new file:

$ cp eprints3_user.xml eprints3_user.local.xml

Edit the configuration file using your favorite text editor:

nano eprints3_user.local.xml

Edit the <mysql_database> tag to include your MySQL user and password information:

<mysql_database host="localhost" user="root" password="password" name="eprints3"/>

Replace root and password with the actual MySQL user and password that you have set up.

Step 6: Start EPrints

You are now ready to start EPrints. Run the following command:

$ sudo systemctl start eprints

You can verify that EPrints is running by checking its status:

$ sudo systemctl status eprints

If everything is working correctly, you should see a message indicating that EPrints is running.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed EPrints on your EndeavourOS Latest system. You can now begin using EPrints to manage and publish scholarly works.

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