In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps you need to take to install EPrints on Ubuntu Server. EPrints is an open-source software package used for managing and publishing research data, both online and offline. Here are the steps you need to follow:
EPrints requires a LAMP stack to be installed on your server. LAMP stands for Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP. To install the LAMP stack, use the following command:
sudo apt-get install apache2 mysql-server php libapache2-mod-php
After running the command, you will be prompted to set a password for the MySQL root user.
Next, you need to install some additional dependencies for EPrints. You can do this by running the following command:
sudo apt-get install libxml2-utils libarchive-zip-perl libexpat1-dev libgd-dev libssl-dev libapache2-mod-perl2
This command installs the necessary libraries required to install EPrints.
Now you need to download the EPrints package from the official EPrints website. You can do this by running the following command:
wget https://github.com/eprints/eprints/releases/download/3.4.6.1/EPrints-3.4.6.1.tar.gz
This will download the EPrints package to your server. Next, extract the package by running the following command:
tar -xzf EPrints-3.4.6.1.tar.gz
This will extract the EPrints package to a directory called "eprints3" in your current directory.
To install EPrints, navigate to the "eprints3" directory and run the following command:
cd eprints3
sudo ./install.pl
This will start the installation process for EPrints. Follow the prompts to configure your installation.
After the installation is complete, you can test your EPrints installation by running the following command:
perl bin/epadmin test
This will test your EPrints installation and display any errors, if present.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed EPrints on your Ubuntu Server. Now you can start using EPrints to manage and publish your research data. If you encounter any issues during the installation process, please consult the official EPrints documentation.
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