Evergreen is an open-source integrated library system (ILS) software suite, designed to manage physical and digital collections of libraries. Here is a tutorial on how to install Evergreen on Kali Linux Latest.
Open the terminal window by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T.
Update the existing packages and repositories. Type the following command in the terminal.
sudo apt-get update
After the update process has been completed, run the following command to install the necessary packages such as PostgreSQL, Apache, and other essential software dependencies.
sudo apt-get install -y postgresql apache2 libapache2-mod-perl2 \
libtemplate-perl libtemplate-plugin-gd-perl libtemplate-plugin-latex-perl \
libtemplate-plugin-mp3-perl libxml-simple-perl libyaml-perl \
libclass-dbi-perl libdatetime-perl libdatetime-format-iso8601-perl \
libdatetime-format-mail-perl libdatetime-format-postgres-perl \
libdatetime-format-w3cdtf-perl libmarc-record-perl \
libnet-z3950-zoom-perl libtie-ixhash-perl libmime-tools-perl \
libbytesize-perl libgssapi-perl libcrypt-ssleay-perl \
libcrypt-openssl-bignum-perl libssl-dev libjson-perl \
libreadonly-perl libxml-perl libxml2-dev libxml2-utils \
libapache-dbi-perl libnet-sip-perl libyaml-syck-perl \
libdbix-class-perl libcatalyst-perl libcatalyst-action-renderview-perl \
libcatalyst-action-serialize-perl libcatalyst-plugin-session-state-cookie-perl \
libcatalyst-view-mason-perl libcatalyst-plugin-session-perl libcatalystx-simplelogin-perl \
libtest-more-perl libtest-deep-perl libmoosex-types-perl \
libmodule-build-perl libmojolicious-perl libdbd-pg-perl \
libmoosex-app-cmd-perl libmoosex-attributeshortcuts-perl \
libmoosex-types-datetime-morecoercions-perl build-essential \
cpanminus libmarc-xml-perl libnet-ldap-perl libcrypt-passwdmd5-perl \
libcrypt-random-source-perl libnet-server-perl libplack-perl \
librabbitmq-client-perl libdigest-sha-perl
After completing the above installation, reboot your system to complete the configuration process.
Visit the official site of Evergreen and download the latest version of Evergreen.
After the download has finished, extract the downloaded file to a convenient location.
Change the current directory to the extracted folder.
cd evergreen-x.y.z
Replace 'x.y.z' with the current version of Evergreen.
Run the following command to install Evergreen.
sudo sh installer.sh
The installation process may take several minutes to complete depending on your computer's processing power.
After the installation has completed, set up the evergreen database by executing the following commands.
sudo su - evergreen -s /bin/bash -c "cd /openils && psql -q -f ./src/sql/Pg/opensrf_first.sql"
sudo su - evergreen -s /bin/bash -c "cd /openils && psql -q -f ./src/sql/Pg/opensrf_second.sql"
sudo su - evergreen -s /bin/bash -c "cd /openils && psql -q -f ./src/sql/Pg/evergreen.sql"
Finally, you can now start Evergreen by executing the following command.
/etc/init.d/apache2 restart
This command will also restart the Apache service, making Evergreen accessible through a web browser.
In conclusion, Evergreen is a powerful, open-source integrated library system. With Evergreen installed on your Kali Linux system, you have a capable library management and access system at your fingertips. By following these simple steps, you should be able to install Evergreen without any issues.
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