Koha is a free, open-source Integrated Library System (ILS) used by libraries worldwide. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process of Koha on MXLinux Latest.
Let's get started!
Before installing Koha, make sure you have the following prerequisites on your MXLinux Latest system:
To install the dependencies required for Koha, open up the terminal window, and execute the following command:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install build-essential apache2 apache2-dev libapache2-mod-perl2 mysql-server libmysqlclient-dev libxml2-dev libxslt-dev libyaml-dev libcrypt-ssleay-perl libio-socket-ssl-perl wget curl git
Now, download the latest stable version of Koha from the official website using the wget command:
sudo wget https://download.koha-community.org/koha-latest.tar.gz
Once the download is complete, extract the downloaded tarball of Koha using the following command:
sudo tar -zxvf koha-latest.tar.gz
To install Koha, navigate to the extracted directory using the following command:
cd koha-<version>
Then, run the installer script as shown below:
sudo su
./installer.pl
This will launch the Koha installer script, which will guide you through the installation process.
During the installation process, you will be asked to provide the following information:
Make sure to provide the correct information and carefully go through each prompt.
Once the installation is complete, access the Koha web interface by opening a web browser and navigating to the following URL:
http://localhost:8080
Log in with the credentials you provided during the installation process.
Congratulations, you have successfully installed Koha on MXLinux Latest!
In this tutorial, we showed you how to install Koha on MXLinux Latest. We also covered the prerequisites required for the installation process. If you encounter any issues during the installation process, feel free to refer to the official Koha documentation or seek community support.
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