Install Debian Linux
Download Debian 64 bit from the following link and burn in a CD/DVD/Pen Drive.
https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current/amd64/iso-cd/debian-9.0.0-amd64-xfce-CD-1.iso
See the below video and familiar with the installation process of Debian 9.
Write down root password and usernames in a diary or a piece of paper.
Prepare Debian sources list
After installation, Debian sources list might not be enabled.
Open a command terminal,
Applications > System Tools > XFCE Terminal and open sources list.
Become Root user,
su [Enter Root Password]
nano /etc/apt/sources.list
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Notice step 1 and 2 marking.
Move the cursor using up and down arrow key board button.
Delete the # character from the beginning of the lines.
Notice Step 3.
Copy and paste following two lines at the bottom of the file,
deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ stretch main contrib non-free
deb-src http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ stretch main contrib non-free
Save the file, Press Ctrl+O button.
Exit from the file, Press Ctl+X button.
Update Debian Linux
Apply following commands,
apt-get update [If any error show, please check again the sources.list]
apt-get upgrade
Install Chromium browser
Default browser has a problem [bug] while open. Install Chromium browser.
apt-get install chromium
Install sudo in Debian
Sudo is a tool available default with Ubuntu, which allows users to execute administrative tasks (e.g. installation, remove etc). Sudo tool can ease the input of commands same like in Ubuntu.
Apply following commands,
apt-get update
apt-get install sudo
adduser username sudo [Replace username with the username of your pc, e.g. koha]
Restart/Logout computer to start sudo tool.
wget -O- http://debian.koha-community.org/koha/gpg.asc | sudo apt-key add -
apt-get update
Install Koha
The following command will install latest release of Koha.
apt-get install koha-common
Server configuration
In this step, need to edit network information like domain name and port numbers.
sudo leafpad /etc/koha/koha-sites.conf
Here I change port number of Koha staff client to 8080. Find the following line in the file and make changes.
INTRAPORT="8080"
Install MySQL server
Apply the following command to install MySQL server.
sudo apt-get install mysql-server
Give a new password for root user while installation.
Koha instance creation
Apply following commands to create Apache configuration files.
sudo a2enmod rewrite
sudo a2enmod cgi
sudo service apache2 restart
Create a Koha instance with the name library.
sudo koha-create --create-db library
Add new port
We have assigned 8080 port for the Koha staff client and 80 for OPAC.
Open following file and add new port.
sudo leafpad /etc/apache2/ports.conf
Copy paste following line below Listen 80
Listen 8080
Restart Apache,
sudo service apache2 restart
Enable modules and sites
sudo a2dissite 000-default
sudo a2enmod deflate
sudo a2ensite library
sudo service apache2 restart
Change Koha default master password
See the following link
http://kohageek.blogspot.in/2013/05/how-to-change-master-password-of-koha.html
Install missing PERL modules
After install need to install some PERL PERL modules using CPAN.
Koha > About Koha > Perl Modules
Find missing PERL modules in different colors.
Open a terminal and apply following command to enable CPAN.
sudo su
cpan
To install a particular PERL module, e.g.
install Test::DBix::Class
How to start Koha
Open following links,
http://127.0.1.1:8080 (Stff client)
http://127.0.1.1:80 (Online catalogue)
Reference
https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Koha_on_ubuntu_-_packages
https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Koha_on_Debian
Download Debian 64 bit from the following link and burn in a CD/DVD/Pen Drive.
https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current/amd64/iso-cd/debian-9.0.0-amd64-xfce-CD-1.iso
See the below video and familiar with the installation process of Debian 9.
Write down root password and usernames in a diary or a piece of paper.
Prepare Debian sources list
After installation, Debian sources list might not be enabled.
Open a command terminal,
Applications > System Tools > XFCE Terminal and open sources list.
Become Root user,
su [Enter Root Password]
nano /etc/apt/sources.list
Notice step 1 and 2 marking.
Move the cursor using up and down arrow key board button.
Delete the # character from the beginning of the lines.
Notice Step 3.
Copy and paste following two lines at the bottom of the file,
deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ stretch main contrib non-free
deb-src http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ stretch main contrib non-free
Save the file, Press Ctrl+O button.
Exit from the file, Press Ctl+X button.
Update Debian Linux
Apply following commands,
apt-get update [If any error show, please check again the sources.list]
apt-get upgrade
Install Chromium browser
Default browser has a problem [bug] while open. Install Chromium browser.
apt-get install chromium
Install sudo in Debian
Sudo is a tool available default with Ubuntu, which allows users to execute administrative tasks (e.g. installation, remove etc). Sudo tool can ease the input of commands same like in Ubuntu.
Apply following commands,
apt-get update
apt-get install sudo
adduser username sudo [Replace username with the username of your pc, e.g. koha]
Restart/Logout computer to start sudo tool.
Install Leafpad text editor
Leafpad is a lightweight text editor, which required to open configuration files while the installation process of Koha.
sudo suapt-get install leafpad
Add Koha community repository
Add Koha software channel into Ubuntu.
echo deb http://debian.koha-community.org/koha stable main | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/koha.list
Leafpad is a lightweight text editor, which required to open configuration files while the installation process of Koha.
sudo suapt-get install leafpad
Add Koha community repository
Add Koha software channel into Ubuntu.
echo deb http://debian.koha-community.org/koha stable main | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/koha.list
wget -O- http://debian.koha-community.org/koha/gpg.asc | sudo apt-key add -
apt-get update
Install Koha
The following command will install latest release of Koha.
apt-get install koha-common
Server configuration
In this step, need to edit network information like domain name and port numbers.
sudo leafpad /etc/koha/koha-sites.conf
Here I change port number of Koha staff client to 8080. Find the following line in the file and make changes.
INTRAPORT="8080"
Install MySQL server
Apply the following command to install MySQL server.
sudo apt-get install mysql-server
Give a new password for root user while installation.
Koha instance creation
Apply following commands to create Apache configuration files.
sudo a2enmod rewrite
sudo a2enmod cgi
sudo service apache2 restart
Create a Koha instance with the name library.
sudo koha-create --create-db library
Add new port
We have assigned 8080 port for the Koha staff client and 80 for OPAC.
Open following file and add new port.
sudo leafpad /etc/apache2/ports.conf
Copy paste following line below Listen 80
Listen 8080
Restart Apache,
sudo service apache2 restart
Enable modules and sites
sudo a2dissite 000-default
sudo a2enmod deflate
sudo a2ensite library
sudo service apache2 restart
Change Koha default master password
See the following link
http://kohageek.blogspot.in/2013/05/how-to-change-master-password-of-koha.html
Install missing PERL modules
After install need to install some PERL PERL modules using CPAN.
Koha > About Koha > Perl Modules
Find missing PERL modules in different colors.
Open a terminal and apply following command to enable CPAN.
sudo su
cpan
To install a particular PERL module, e.g.
install Test::DBix::Class
How to start Koha
Open following links,
http://127.0.1.1:8080 (Stff client)
http://127.0.1.1:80 (Online catalogue)
Reference
https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Koha_on_ubuntu_-_packages
https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Koha_on_Debian