Tutorial: How to Install Evergreen on Fedora Server Latest

In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Evergreen, which is an open-source Integrated Library System (ILS), on Fedora Server Latest. Evergreen is designed to manage, catalog, and lend library materials, such as books, media, and other library resources.

Before we begin, please make sure that you have administrative access to your Fedora Server and that you are connected to the internet.

Step 1: Install Required Dependencies

Evergreen requires some software dependencies to function correctly. To install the required dependencies, run the following command in the terminal:

sudo dnf install postgresql postgresql-server postgresql-devel \
    postgresql-contrib gcc make git-core autoconf automake \
    libtool flex bison libxml2-devel libxslt-devel libyaml-devel \
    libevent-devel libcurl-devel perl-App-cpanminus perl-Config-IniFiles \
    perl-DateTime perl-DBI perl-DBD-Pg perl-LockFile-Simple \
    perl-Module-Install perl-Test-Inter perl-YAML-Tiny \
    perl-Moose perl-MooseX-NonMoose perl-MooseX-Getopt \
    perl-MooseX-Role-Parameterized perl-Task-Kensho \
    perl-DateTime-Format-ISO8601 perl-LWP-Protocol-https

This command will install all the required dependencies.

Step 2: Install Evergreen

To install Evergreen, you first need to clone the Git repository. Run the following command in the terminal to clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/Evergreen-ILS/Evergreen.git

Once the Git repository is cloned, navigate to the Evergreen directory:

cd Evergreen

Next, run the following command to install Evergreen:

make install

This command will install Evergreen and its components.

Step 3: Configure Evergreen

After installing Evergreen, you need to configure it. Run the following command to begin the configuration process:

sudo /usr/local/bin/eg-db-setup

This command will create the necessary database and tables to store Evergreen data.

Next, create a configuration file by running the following command:

sudo cp /openils/conf/templates/opensrf.xml.tt2 /openils/conf/opensrf.xml

Edit the configuration file with this command:

sudo nano /openils/conf/opensrf.xml

Replace the default values with your database connection details.

Save and close the configuration file.

Step 4: Start Evergreen

To start Evergreen, run the following command in the terminal:

sudo /etc/init.d/evergreen start

Congratulations! You have installed and configured Evergreen on your Fedora Server Latest. You can now access the Evergreen web interface by opening your web browser and visiting:

http://<your-server-ip-address>/eg/staff

Note: Replace <your-server-ip-address> with the IP address of your Fedora Server.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install and configure Evergreen on Fedora Server Latest. Evergreen is a powerful and robust ILS that can help you manage and lend library resources. We hope you find this tutorial helpful.

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