EPrints is an open-source software package that allows you to create a repository on the web. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the process of installing EPrints on POP! OS Latest.
Before you start installing EPrints, you need to have the following prerequisites:
First, we need to make sure that our system is up to date. Open the terminal by pressing CTRL + ALT + T and run the following command:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
This command will update your system to the latest version.
EPrints requires Apache, MySQL, Perl, and other packages to run on your system. We can install them using the following command:
sudo apt install apache2 mysql-server libapache2-mod-perl2 libapache2-mod-php libxml2-dev libssl-dev libsqlite3-dev libdb-dev build-essential
This command will install all the required packages on your system.
Now it's time to download and install EPrints. You can download the latest version of EPrints from https://www.eprints.org/software/download/.
Once the download is complete, extract the file into the /opt directory using the following command:
sudo tar zxvf eprints-3.4.2.tar.gz -C /opt/
This will extract the EPrints software into the /opt/eprints-3.4.2 directory.
EPrints requires a MySQL database to store its data. We need to create a new database for EPrints and a new user.
First, log in to MySQL using the following command:
mysql -u root -p
This will prompt you to enter your MySQL root password. After entering your password, you should see a prompt like this:
mysql>
Now, create a new database for EPrints by running the following command:
CREATE DATABASE eprints;
Next, create a new user and grant them full access to the database with the following command:
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON eprints.* TO 'eprintsuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'your_password';
Don't forget to replace your_password with a strong, unique password of your choice.
Finally, exit the MySQL shell with the following command:
EXIT;
EPrints website is served by the Apache web server. To configure Apache, we need to create a new virtual host configuration file.
First, create a new file in the /etc/apache2/sites-available directory with the following command:
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/eprints.conf
Then, paste the following configuration into the file:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName yourdomain.com
DocumentRoot /opt/eprints-3.4.2/archives/default/htdocs
<Directory /opt/eprints-3.4.2/archives/default/htdocs>
Require all granted
</Directory>
ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/eprints_error.log
CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/eprints_access.log combined
</VirtualHost>
Don't forget to replace yourdomain.com with your domain name.
Save and close the file by pressing CTRL + X, then Y, and finally ENTER.
Next, enable the virtual host configuration with the following command:
sudo a2ensite eprints.conf
Finally, restart Apache to load the new virtual host configuration with the following command:
sudo systemctl restart apache2
EPrints requires some configuration before it can be used.
First, change your directory to the EPrints installation directory:
cd /opt/eprints-3.4.2/
Next, run the EPrints configuration script with the following command:
sudo ./bin/epadmin create
This will start a step-by-step configuration process, where you will have to enter some basic configuration settings.
Follow the instructions on the screen and enter the required information. When asked about the database details, enter the following:
Don't forget to replace your_password with the password you entered earlier.
Once the configuration process is complete, start EPrints with the following command:
sudo systemctl start eprints
EPrints is now installed and configured on your system. You can access it from your web browser by visiting http://yourdomain.com/eprints/.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed EPrints on POP! OS Latest.
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