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'''N.B. It is assumed that you are installing the [[:Category:Eprints3.4 | latest version of 3.4]]. Earlier versions may have issues not listed here.'''
 
'''N.B. It is assumed that you are installing the [[:Category:Eprints3.4 | latest version of 3.4]]. Earlier versions may have issues not listed here.'''
  
==== MySQL root user cannot be used ====
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'''<big>NO CURRENT ISSUES</big>'''
On Ubuntu 18.04 LTS rather than prompting you to set a password for MySQL server when installing this as a dependency, it just installs it without.  However, this means on the root user can login to MySQL to add a database.  As "epadmin create" runs at the eprints user, this will not be able to create a database for EPrints.  The get round this as the root user connect to MySQL (just type "mysql" at the command line) and type the following two commands.  You will want to set your own password (i.e. not 'changeme') , you may also want to restrict which databases the eprints user has control over.  If you know the "Archive ID" you are going to use.
 
CREATE USER 'eprints'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED by 'changeme';
 
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO 'eprints'@'localhost' WITH GRANT OPTION;
 
 
 
 
==== Previous issues ====
 
==== Previous issues ====
 
; ''libsepol1'' Deb package no longer exists : This has been removed as a dependency on 29th May 2022, as it is not specifically required by EPrints.
 
; ''libsepol1'' Deb package no longer exists : This has been removed as a dependency on 29th May 2022, as it is not specifically required by EPrints.
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; MySQL root user cannot be used : This is now explained under EPrints' [[Getting Started]] instructions. As it is typical for most modern Linux operating systems.
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; ''libncurses6'' Deb package not available : In more recent versions of Ubuntu libncurses6 is the name for the ncurses package but as Ubuntu 22.04 is older you will need to install ''libncurses5'' instead.

Latest revision as of 15:02, 1 May 2026

N.B. It is assumed that you are installing the latest version of 3.4. Earlier versions may have issues not listed here.

NO CURRENT ISSUES

Previous issues

libsepol1 Deb package no longer exists 
This has been removed as a dependency on 29th May 2022, as it is not specifically required by EPrints.
MySQL root user cannot be used 
This is now explained under EPrints' Getting Started instructions. As it is typical for most modern Linux operating systems.
libncurses6 Deb package not available 
In more recent versions of Ubuntu libncurses6 is the name for the ncurses package but as Ubuntu 22.04 is older you will need to install libncurses5 instead.