Training Video:EPrints Install
Contents
Introduction
All EPrints repositories begin with an installation. This video will take you through the process of installing EPrints on a Debian/Ubuntu distribution.
What You Will Learn
- How to install EPrints
- How to set up the EPrints crontab
- How to restart the web server
What You Should Already Know
Resources:
- A Debian/Ubuntu Linux Server
Knowledge:
- Basic Linux Systems Administration
- Comfortable using the command line
Video
The Video can be found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzrS_u-4eoM.
Index
- 0:00 - Installation context
- 0:30 - Documentation
- 0:49 - Adding apt repositories
- 1:28 - Installing using apt-get
- 2:44 - Setting MySQL root password
- 4:10 - Setting a hostname in the hosts file (local DNS)
- 5:34 - Create a repository
- 8:08 - Enabling EPrints in apache
- 8:30 - Restarting Apache
- 9:02 - Verifying the repository is running
- 10:18 - Import test records
- 11:45 - Regenerating browse views
- 11:56 - Verify browse views, export and abstract page, fulltext download
- 12:40 - Set up nightly jobs (crontab)
- 16:08 - Verifying crontab commands
The Video
Notes, Errata and Additional Information
Test Yourself
Install EPrints on a Debian/Ubuntu Server.
