Koha is a free and open-source integrated library system (ILS) used to manage libraries of all sizes. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Koha on the Linux Mint operating system.
Before you begin with the installation, make sure you have the following prerequisites:
First, open the terminal, and update the system to make sure it is up-to-date. Run the following command:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
Koha requires several packages to be installed on your system. Run the following command to install all required packages:
sudo apt install apache2 mariadb-server libhttp-daemon-perl libmarc-record-perl libmarc-xml-perl libnet-z3950-zoom-perl libxml-libxml-perl libxml-libxslt-perl libyaml-perl libcgi-session-perl libcgi-ajax-perl libimage-size-perl liblist-moreutils-perl libjson-xs-perl -y
Now, we will download and install Koha on our system. Follow the steps below:
First, visit the Koha download page using the following URL:
Scroll down and click on the link for the latest stable version. At the time of writing, the latest version is 21.05.05.
Choose the package for Debian-based systems.
Copy the link for the package.
Open the terminal and run the following command to download the package:
wget <paste the copied link here>
Once the package is downloaded, run the following command to install it:
sudo dpkg -i koha-common_*.deb
After the installation is completed, run the following command to configure Koha:
sudo dpkg-reconfigure koha-common
Follow the on-screen instructions to configure Koha. Enter the necessary information such as library name, domain name, administrator username, and password.
Once the configuration is completed, start the Koha services using the following command:
sudo koha-start-zebra
sudo koha-start-mysql
sudo koha-start-ils
Finally, open your web browser, and enter the following URL to access the Koha web interface:
http://localhost:8080
Congrats! You have successfully installed Koha on your Linux Mint system. Now you can use Koha to manage your library.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Koha on the Linux Mint Latest operating system. Koha is a powerful tool for managing libraries of different sizes. We hope this tutorial has been helpful to you. If you have any questions, leave a comment below.
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