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* Fedora Core http://fedora.redhat.com/
 
* Red Hat Enterprise Linux http://www.redhat.com/rhel/
 
  
==Installation Tips: Fedora Core 4==
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* '''Red Hat based Linux''' - [[Installing EPrints on RHEL/Fedora/CentOS|Installation Guide]]
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** Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) (http://www.redhat.com/rhel/): Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 9 is currently recommended. However, RHEL 10 should now be suitable as long as you are running at least version 10.1.
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** Fedora Core (http://fedora.redhat.com/): Fedora 42 or later currently recommended.  However, Fedora version move on quickly, so go out of support quickly and are not regularly tested and therefore Fedora is not recommended for production EPrints repositories.
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** Rocky Linux (https://www.rockylinux.org/): Rocky Linux 9 is currently recommended.  However, Rocky Linux 10 should now be suitable as long as you are running at least version 10.1.
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** Alma Linux, Oracle Linux and other derived versions of RHEL should also be suitable.  Version 9 of these Linuxes are currently recommended but version 10 should be suitable as long as you are running at least version 10.1.
  
At the [http://fedora.redhat.com/docs/fedora-install-guide-en/fc4/ch-installtypes.html ''Installation Type''] step, choose ''Workstation''.
 
  
At the [http://fedora.redhat.com/docs/fedora-install-guide-en/fc4/ch-security-config.html ''Security Configuration''] step, tick ''Remote Login'' and ''Web server'' and disable SELinux (or set it to ''warn'').
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* '''Debian based Linux''' - [[Installing EPrints on Debian/Ubuntu|Installation Guide]]
 
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** Debian (https://www.debian.org/) - 11 (Bullseye), 12 (Bookworm) or 13 (Trixie) are currently recommended.
At the [http://fedora.redhat.com/docs/fedora-install-guide-en/fc4/ch-packageselection.html ''Package Installation Defaults''] step, select ''Customize software packages to be installed'' and add ''Web Server'' and ''MySQL database'' to the list.
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** Ubuntu (https://www.ubuntu.com/) - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS or 24.04 LTS are currently recommended.  Non-LTS Ubuntu versions are not recommended.
 
 
==Installation Tips: Fedora Core 5==
 
 
 
At the [http://fedora.redhat.com/docs/fedora-install-guide-en/fc5/ch-packageselection.html ''Software Selection''] step, tick ''Software Development'' and ''Web Server'', and select the ''Customize now'' option.
 
 
 
At the [http://fedora.redhat.com/docs/fedora-install-guide-en/fc5/sn-package-selection.html ''Customizing the Software Selection''] step, select ''Servers'' then tick ''MySQL Database''.
 

Latest revision as of 08:53, 26 January 2026

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  • Red Hat based Linux - Installation Guide
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) (http://www.redhat.com/rhel/): Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 9 is currently recommended. However, RHEL 10 should now be suitable as long as you are running at least version 10.1.
    • Fedora Core (http://fedora.redhat.com/): Fedora 42 or later currently recommended. However, Fedora version move on quickly, so go out of support quickly and are not regularly tested and therefore Fedora is not recommended for production EPrints repositories.
    • Rocky Linux (https://www.rockylinux.org/): Rocky Linux 9 is currently recommended. However, Rocky Linux 10 should now be suitable as long as you are running at least version 10.1.
    • Alma Linux, Oracle Linux and other derived versions of RHEL should also be suitable. Version 9 of these Linuxes are currently recommended but version 10 should be suitable as long as you are running at least version 10.1.