How to Install Evergreen on POP! OS Latest

Evergreen is an open-source Integrated Library System (ILS) that has been designed to help libraries automate daily tasks and make tasks management easier. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Evergreen on POP! OS Latest.

Prerequisites

Installing Evergreen

  1. Open the Terminal Window on your POP! OS by clicking on the Terminal icon on the left side of the screen.

  2. Update the package manager by running the following command:

    sudo apt-get update
    
  3. Next, install Evergreen's repository key by running the following command:

    sudo apt-key adv --keyserver pool.sks-keyservers.net --recv-key 9B0D4D896ECFF138
    
  4. After that, add the Evergreen repository to the system by running the following command:

    sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://downloads.evergreen-ils.org/apt/current nightly main"
    
  5. Once the repository has been added, update the package manager once again by running the following command:

    sudo apt-get update
    
  6. Now, install the Evergreen server packages by running the following command:

    sudo apt-get install evergreen-server
    

    This command will install the required packages and dependencies onto your system.

  7. Once the installation is complete, start the Evergreen server by running the following command:

    sudo service evergreen start
    

    The Evergreen server is now up and running.

Configuring Evergreen

Once you have installed Evergreen on your system, you can configure it by accessing the Evergreen Web Interface. Here is how:

  1. Open your web browser and navigate to the following URL:

    http://localhost:8080
    
  2. This will take you to the Evergreen Web Interface, where you can configure and manage the system.

    Note: If you are accessing Evergreen from a different machine on the network, replace "localhost" with the IP address of the machine where Evergreen is installed.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Evergreen on POP! OS. We have also demonstrated how to start the Evergreen server, and access the Evergreen Web Interface.

We hope you found this tutorial helpful. If you encounter any issues during the installation process or have any questions, feel free to leave a comment below.

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