I Librarian is a free and open-source reference management software that allows you to manage your collections of books, articles, and other documents. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install I Librarian on EndeavourOS Latest.
Before we proceed, please ensure you have a Linux-based operating system installed with root access, and it is fully up to date.
The first step is to install the required dependencies for I Librarian to function properly. Run the following command in your terminal:
sudo pacman -S apache php php-apache librsvg libzip libwebp tidyhtml icu libxslt zlib openjpeg
Next, download I Librarian's latest version from their official website, and extract it to a new folder in your system. You can do this by running the following commands in your terminal:
sudo mkdir /var/www/i-librarian
cd /var/www/i-librarian
sudo wget https://i-librarian.net/downloads/i-librarian-5.0.8.zip
sudo unzip i-librarian-5.0.8.zip
After extracting I Librarian, you need to set the correct file permissions in the I Librarian folder. Run the following commands in your terminal:
sudo chown -R http:http /var/www/i-librarian
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/i-librarian
Next, we need to configure Apache to serve I Librarian. Run the following commands in your terminal:
sudo mv /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf.bak
sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
This will open the Apache configuration file in the nano text editor. Paste the following code at the end of the file:
# I Librarian Configuration
<Directory "/var/www/i-librarian">
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
Alias /i-librarian /var/www/i-librarian
<Directory /var/www/i-librarian>
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
Require all granted
php_admin_value open_basedir "/var/lib/php/:/var/www/i-librarian/"
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php
</Directory>
Save and close the file by pressing CTRL + X, then Y, and finally Enter.
Finally, start and enable the Apache service by running the following commands:
sudo systemctl start httpd
sudo systemctl enable httpd
Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost/i-librarian. Follow the setup instructions, and click Next until the installation process is complete.
You have successfully installed I Librarian on EndeavourOS Latest. You can now start adding your collections and enjoy using I Librarian's powerful features.
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