In this tutorial, we will explain how to install DSpace on Linux Mint, a free and open-source operating system. DSpace is a digital repository software developed and maintained by DuraSpace. It can be used for a variety of purposes such as preserving digital assets, creating online archives, and publishing research data.
Before installing DSpace, make sure you have the following prerequisites:
$ java -version
If Java is not installed on your system, you can install it using the following command:
$ sudo apt-get install openjdk-8-jdk
DSpace requires Apache Maven to build the application. You can download and install Apache Maven using the following commands:
$ sudo apt update
$ sudo apt install maven
After the installation is complete, verify the installation by running the following command:
$ mvn -version
DSpace requires a PostgreSQL database to store its data. You can install PostgreSQL using the following command:
$ sudo apt install postgresql postgresql-contrib
After the installation is complete, start the PostgreSQL service and enable it to start at boot time using the following commands:
$ sudo systemctl start postgresql
$ sudo systemctl enable postgresql
Download the latest stable release of DSpace from the official website: https://duraspace.org/dspace/.
$ wget https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/releases/download/dspace-6.3/dspace-6.3-release.tar.gz
Extract the downloaded file using the following command:
$ tar -xzf dspace-6.3-release.tar.gz
Navigate to the extracted DSpace directory and run the following command:
$ cd dspace-6.3-release
$ mvn package
After the package is built successfully, navigate to the dspace/config directory and copy the dspace.cfg.EXAMPLE file to dspace.cfg:
$ cd dspace/config
$ cp dspace.cfg.EXAMPLE dspace.cfg
Open the dspace.cfg file using any text editor and configure the following settings:
db.url: The URL of the PostgreSQL database.db.username and db.password: The username and password to connect to the database.dspace.hostname: The hostname or IP address where DSpace will be hosted.Save and close the file.
Initialize the DSpace database using the following commands:
$ cd ../../dspace/target/dspace-installer/
$ sudo ./dspace database clean
$ sudo ./dspace database migrate
$ sudo ./dspace database initialize
Build and deploy DSpace using the following commands:
$ cd ../../
$ mvn package
$ cd dspace/target/dspace-installer/
$ sudo ./dspace deploy
After the deployment is complete, start the DSpace service using the following command:
$ sudo systemctl start dspace
You can now access DSpace by opening a web browser and navigating to http://localhost:8080/xmlui.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed DSpace on Linux Mint.
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