Installing EPrints on Debian/Ubuntu

Download an appropriate EPrints Release

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David Tarrant has built a Debian/Ubuntu package for Eprints.

APT Mirrors

EPrints 3.1

Stable Release

Add the following to /etc/apt/sources.list:

deb http://deb.eprints.org/3.1/ stable/
deb-src http://deb.eprints.org/3.1/ source/

Unstable Release

To install the latest unstable release add the following to /etc/apt/sources.list:

deb http://deb.eprints.org/3.1/ unstable/
deb-src http://deb.eprints.org/3.1/ source/

Nightly Build

To install the nightly build add the following to /etc/apt/sources.list:

deb http://deb.eprints.org/3.1/ nightly/
deb-src http://deb.eprints.org/3.1/ source/

EPrints 3.0

To install the old 3.0 branch follow the same instructions as above replacing 3.1 with 3.0 in all instances.

EPrints 3.2 (Current Trunk Build)

This is available as a nightly build only and offers no guarantees.

To install the nightly build add the following to /etc/apt/sources.list:

deb http://deb.eprints.org/3.2/ nightly/
deb-src http://deb.eprints.org/3.2/ source/

Installing Eprints via apt-get

To install Eprints and all its dependencies execute the following:

apt-get update
apt-get install eprints

Setting up a Repository

You should now have a working installation of eprints in /usr/share/eprints3/. Please follow the on-screen instructions to set up an eprints repository. You probably want to start with (as root):

su eprints
cd
./bin/epadmin create
logout
a2ensite eprints3
apache2ctl restart

Known issues with the Debian/Ubuntu package can be found at Debian Known Issues.

Getting and Compiling from Source (not required)

To install dependencies and retrieve the Eprints source execute the following:

apt-get update
apt-get build-dep eprints
apt-get source eprints

The source will be saved to a tarball in the current directory.