Koha can install on Ubuntu/Xubuntu/Kubuntu/Lubuntu/LinuxMinst 17. Install the operating system first. Then update the system using following commands:apt-get update
apt-get upgradeInstall lightweight text editor
apt-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
Following command will install latest release of Koha.
apt-get install koha-common
Errors were encountered while processing:
libapache2-mpm-itk
apache2-mpm-itk
koha-common
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
How to solve apache2-mpm-itk issue?
Apply following commands in a terminal
sudo a2dismod mpm_event
sudo a2enmod mpm_prefork
sudo service apache2 restart
sudo apt-get install -f
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. Find following line in the file and change 80 to 8080.
INTRAPORT=”80″
Install MySQL server
Apply 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
Ubuntu MySQL security Tweak
Apply following commands:
sudo su
mysql -u root -p
[Enter the MySQL Root password when it ask]
Execute the following commands too,
USE mysql;
DELETE FROM user WHERE user=”;
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
QUIT
Adding ports
We have assigned 8080 port for 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
Start web installation of Koha
The username to log in with will be koha_library and the password will be near the end of /etc/koha/sites/library/koha-conf.xml
Apply the following command to see the koha login password. Note down the password.
sudo xmlstarlet sel -t -v ‘yazgfs/config/pass’ /etc/koha/sites/library/koha-conf.xml
Open following link in a browser and proceed with the post installation configurations,
Default User Name is koha_library
How to change Koha default master password?
Default master passerword of Koha is difficult to remember. Either note down the password in a diary or change the password.
See the following link
http://kohageek.blogspot.in/2013/05/how-to-change-master-password-of-koha.html
Reference
Koha on Ubuntu Packages
