How to Install InvenioRDM on Void Linux

InvenioRDM is an open-source research data management platform developed by CERN. It can be used to manage and share research data, publications, and other research-related materials. Here's how you can install InvenioRDM on Void Linux.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure you have the following:

• A Void Linux installation
• sudo privileges or root access
• Git installed

Installation

1. Start by updating the system package database:

sudo xbps-install -S

2. Install the required packages:

sudo xbps-install -Sy  gcc musl-dev libxml2 libxml2-dev libxslt libxslt-dev libffi libffi-dev python3 python3-dev python3-setuptools python3-pip

3. Clone the InvenioRDM source code repository from Github:

git clone https://github.com/inveniosoftware/invenio-app-rdm.git

4. Change to the newly created directory:

cd invenio-app-rdm

5. Create and activate a new virtual environment:

python3 -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate

6. Upgrade pip and setuptools within the virtualenv:

pip install --upgrade pip setuptools

7. Install the required Python dependencies:

pip install -r requirements.txt

8. Initialize the InvenioRDM application:

pip install -e .
invenio-cli init

9. You should now see a message stating that the application has been successfully initialized. You can proceed to run the application:

invenio-cli run

10. Open your web browser and go to http://localhost:5000/. You should now see the InvenioRDM homepage.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed InvenioRDM on Void Linux. You can now start managing and sharing your research data.

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