I Librarian is a powerful free and open-source software tool that manages and catalogs PDFs, books, and other documents. In this tutorial, we will guide you step-by-step in installing I Librarian on OpenSUSE Latest.
Before installing any software, it is important to ensure that the system is up-to-date. Open the terminal and run the following command:
sudo zypper update
This will update the system and install any available updates.
I Librarian requires Apache, PHP, and MySQL to work properly. Run the following command to install these packages:
sudo zypper install apache2 php7 php7-mysql apache2-mod_php7 php7-zip mariadb mariadb-client
Download the latest version of I Librarian from the official website at https://i-librarian.net/download/ and save it to your Downloads folder.
Open the terminal and navigate to the Downloads folder:
cd Downloads/
Extract the downloaded file using the following command:
tar -xf ilibrarian-x.xx.tar.gz
Replace "x.xx" with the version number.
Move the extracted folder to the Apache web directory:
sudo mv ilibrarian-x.xx /srv/www/htdocs/
This will move the I Librarian folder to the web directory.
Change the ownership of the I Librarian folder to the Apache web server user:
sudo chown -R wwwrun:www /srv/www/htdocs/ilibrarian-x.xx
Log in to MySQL using the following command:
sudo mysql -u root -p
Enter your MySQL root user password when prompted.
Create a new database for I Librarian using the following command:
CREATE DATABASE ilibrarian;
Create a new user for the I Librarian database using the following command:
CREATE USER 'ilibrarian'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
Replace 'password' with a strong and secure password.
Grant privileges to the new user using the following command:
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON ilibrarian.* TO 'ilibrarian'@'localhost';
Flush the privileges using the following command:
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
Exit MySQL using the following command:
exit
Open the I Librarian configuration file using the following command:
sudo nano /srv/www/htdocs/ilibrarian-x.xx/config.php
Modify the following lines to reflect your MySQL settings:
define('DBHOST', 'localhost');
define('DBNAME', 'ilibrarian');
define('DBUSER', 'ilibrarian');
define('DBPASS', 'password');
Replace 'password' with the password you set in step 4.
Save the changes and exit nano.
Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost/ilibrarian-x.xx/admin/install.php
Replace 'ilibrarian-x.xx' with the version number.
Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation process. Once the installation is complete, you can access I Librarian by navigating to http://localhost/ilibrarian-x.xx/index.php in your web browser.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed I Librarian on OpenSUSE Latest. You can now use I Librarian to manage and catalog PDFs, books, and other documents.
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