How to Install InvenioRDM on Linux Mint Latest

InvenioRDM is an open-source research data management tool that is designed to help researchers organize, share, and preserve their data. In this tutorial, we will guide you to install InvenioRDM on Linux Mint latest.

Prerequisites

Before we start, ensure that you have the following prerequisites:

• A user account with sudo privileges.
• Python 3 (preferably version 3.7 or higher)

Installation

Here are the steps to install InvenioRDM:

Step 1: Update your Linux Mint

To update your Linux Mint, open your terminal and run the following command:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade -y

Step 2: Install Required Packages

InvenioRDM requires some packages to be installed. To install them, run the following command:

sudo apt-get install build-essential curl git libffi-dev libjpeg-dev libpq-dev libssl-dev libxml2-dev libxslt1-dev zlib1g-dev

Step 3: Install Python 3 and pip

To install Python 3 and pip, run the following command:

sudo apt-get install python3 python3-dev python3-pip -y

Step 4: Install virtualenv

Virtualenv is a tool used to create isolated Python environments. InvenioRDM requires a virtual environment to be created. To install virtualenv, run the following command:

sudo apt-get install -y python3-venv

Step 5: Create a virtual environment

To create a virtual environment, navigate to your home directory and run the following commands:

cd ~
python3 -m venv invenio-rdm-env

This will create a virtual environment with the name 'invenio-rdm-env'.

Step 6: Activate the virtual environment

To activate the virtual environment, run the following command:

source ~/invenio-rdm-env/bin/activate

Step 7: Install InvenioRDM

To install InvenioRDM, run the following commands:

pip install invenio-cli invenio-admin invenio-rdm-records
inveniomanage collecitons create

Step 8: Run InvenioRDM

To run InvenioRDM, run the following command:

invenio run --cert

Step 9: Access InvenioRDM

You can now access InvenioRDM using your web browser by navigating to https://localhost:5000. You will see a security warning because of the self-signed certificate. Ignore the warning and proceed to the site.

Conclusion

InvenioRDM is an excellent research data management tool that helps researchers to organize, share, and preserve their data. By following this tutorial, you have installed InvenioRDM on Linux Mint latest. Good luck!

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