Koha is an open-source Integrated Library System (ILS) that can be used by libraries of all sizes. This tutorial will guide you through the installation of Koha on OpenSUSE Latest operating system.
Before we start, you need to update your OpenSUSE package manager to its latest version. To do this, open your terminal and run the following command:
sudo zypper refresh
To install Apache server, MySQL, and PHP, run the following command in your terminal:
sudo zypper install apache2 mariadb mariadb-client mariadb-tools php7 php7-mysql
Download Koha packages by running the following command in your terminal:
wget -c https://download.koha-community.org/koha-<version>.tar.gz
Replace <version> with the version number you want to install. For example, to download Koha version 20.11, run the following command:
wget -c https://download.koha-community.org/koha-20.11.tar.gz
Extract Koha package by running the following command:
tar -xvzf koha-<version>.tar.gz
Replace <version> with the version number you want to install. For example, to extract Koha version 20.11, run the following command:
tar -xvzf koha-20.11.tar.gz
Move extracted files to the Apache server's document root by running the following command:
sudo mv koha-<version> /srv/www/htdocs/
To create a Koha database, run the following command in your terminal:
sudo mysql_secure_installation
This will ask you a few questions and secure your MySQL installation.
Next, create the Koha database and user by running the following commands in your terminal:
sudo mysql -u root -p
CREATE DATABASE koha;
CREATE USER 'koha'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'kohapass';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON koha.* TO 'koha'@'localhost';
quit
Replace 'kohapass' with your desired password.
To install Koha dependencies, run the following command in your terminal:
sudo zypper install make m4 gcc perl-ExtUtils-MakeMaker perl-Module-Build
To configure Koha, move to the Koha installation directory by running the following command:
cd /srv/www/htdocs/koha-<version>/
Replace <version> with the version number you downloaded.
Run the following command to configure Koha:
sudo ./configure
This will guide you through the configuration process. Make sure to enter the correct information for your server, database, and other settings.
Finally, run the following command to install Koha:
sudo make install
This will install Koha on your OpenSUSE system.
To start Apache and MySQL services, run the following commands in your terminal:
sudo systemctl start apache2
sudo systemctl start mariadb
Open your web browser and go to the following URL:
http://localhost:8080
This will take you to the Koha web interface. Log in with the username koha_library and the password you entered during the configuration process.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Koha on OpenSUSE Latest operating system.
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