How to Install EPrints on Fedora CoreOS Latest

EPrints is a digital repository software that helps you create and manage digital content. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing EPrints on Fedora CoreOS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we proceed with the installation, ensure that you have the following:

• A running instance of Fedora CoreOS Latest.
• Access to the root user account or a user with sudo privileges.

Step 1: Install Required Dependencies

First, install the necessary dependencies required for EPrints to function correctly. Open the terminal and run the following command:

sudo dnf install perl-DBI perl-XML-LibXML perl-pgsql postgresql-server

This command installs the following dependencies:

• perl-DBI - Perl Database Interface Module.

• perl-XML-LibXML - Perl interface to the libxml2 library.

• perl-pgsql - Perl interface to PostgreSQL.

• postgresql-server - PostgreSQL database server.

Step 2: Install EPrints

1. Download the latest version of EPrints from https://www.eprints.org/software/.

2. After the download is complete, navigate to the folder where the file was downloaded, and extract it using the following command:

   tar -xvf eprints-X.XX.XX.tar.gz
   

   Replace X.XX.XX with the version number of the file you downloaded.

3. Change to the eprints-X.XX.XX directory and run the following command to start the installation process:

   sudo ./install.pl
   

   This command initiates the installation process for EPrints. Follow the prompts to configure and install EPrints.

Note

• EPrints strongly recommends not to run the software as the root user.
• EPrints recommends that you configure Apache or Nginx as a reverse proxy to the EPrints application.

Step 3: Start EPrints

After the installation is complete, start the EPrints application using the following command:

sudo systemctl start eprints

This command initiates the EPrints application.

Step 4: Access EPrints

You can access the EPrints application using the web browser by navigating to http://<IP_Address>/cgi/users/home.

Note

• Replace <IP_Address> with the IP address of the Fedora CoreOS instance.
• You might need to update the firewall rules to allow incoming traffic to the EPrints application.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install EPrints on Fedora CoreOS Latest. We hope that this tutorial was informative and useful to you.

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