In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps of installing I Librarian, a free and open-source web-based application for managing research articles, ebooks, and other documents, on MXLinux Latest using the command-line interface.
Before we begin, ensure that you have the following:
First, we need to update the core packages on your system to ensure we have the latest version. Run the following command:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
I Librarian requires some dependencies, such as Apache, PHP, and MySQL server. Run the following command to install them:
sudo apt install apache2 php7.4 php7.4-mysql php7.4-zip php7.4-xml mariadb-server mariadb-client unzip wget -y
During the installation, you will be prompted to set a password for the MySQL root user. Make sure to choose a strong password and remember it.
Download the latest version of I Librarian from the official website using the wget command:
sudo wget https://i-librarian.net/downloads/i-librarian-latest.zip
Then, extract the downloaded file into the /var/www/html directory:
sudo unzip i-librarian-latest.zip -d /var/www/html
Next, change the ownership of the I Librarian directory to the www-data user and group, which is used by Apache:
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/i-librarian
To store and manage your documents in I Librarian, you need to create a MySQL database. Run the following command to log in to the MySQL server:
sudo mysql -u root -p
Enter your MySQL root password when prompted, then create a new database and user for I Librarian:
CREATE DATABASE ilibdata;
CREATE USER 'ilibuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON ilibdata.* TO 'ilibuser'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
Note: Replace password with a strong password for the I Librarian user.
Exit the MySQL prompt by typing exit.
Create a new virtual host configuration file for I Librarian using the following command:
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/i-librarian.conf
Add the following configuration to the file:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName localhost
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/i-librarian/
<Directory /var/www/html/i-librarian/>
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/i-librarian_error.log
CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/i-librarian_access.log combined
</VirtualHost>
Save and close the file by pressing Ctrl+X, then Y, and Enter.
Next, enable the new virtual host and rewrite module:
sudo a2ensite i-librarian.conf
sudo a2enmod rewrite
Finally, restart Apache for the changes to take effect:
sudo systemctl restart apache2
Now that you have installed and configured I Librarian, you can access it by opening a web browser and browse to http://localhost.
You will be prompted to create an admin account and configure some basic settings for I Librarian.
Once you have completed the setup, you can start adding documents to your library and managing them using the web interface.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured I Librarian on MXLinux Latest. You can use this powerful application to organize and manage all your research articles, ebooks, and other documents in one place.
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