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Since EPrints 3.4 flavours have been introduced into EPrints.  Flavours provide customisation for different types of EPrints.  The following three flavours are currently available:
 
Since EPrints 3.4 flavours have been introduced into EPrints.  Flavours provide customisation for different types of EPrints.  The following three flavours are currently available:
# '''Publications''' - This is the original EPrints for research publications. Its flavours sub-directory is '''pub_lib''', which comes as part of the core codebase but is provided separately on [https://files.eprints.org files.eprints.org].
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# '''Publications''' - This is the original EPrints for research publications. Its flavours sub-directory is '''[[flavours/pub_lib/|pub_lib]]''', which comes as part of the core codebase but is provided separately on [https://files.eprints.org files.eprints.org].
# '''Research Data''' - This provides specific customisations for research data. Its flavours sub-directory is '''data_lib'''.
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# '''Research Data''' - This provides specific customisations for research data. Its flavours sub-directory is '''[[flavours/data_lib/|data_lib]]'''.
# '''Open Education''' -  This provides specific customisations for open education, previously known as EdShare. Its flavours sub-directory is '''edu_lib'''.
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# '''Open Education''' -  This provides specific customisations for open education, previously known as EdShare. Its flavours sub-directory is '''[[flavours/edu_lib/|edu_lib]]'''.
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== Installing a Flavour ==
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If you install EPrints from [https://files.eprints.org files.eprints.org] instead of before when you could just download a single tarball, you will need to:
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# Download the '''EPrints Zero''' tarball which is a base version of EPrints without any specializations for publications, like was the case for EPrints 3.3 and earlier.
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# Unpack the '''EPrints Zero''' tarball to '''[[EPrints_Directory_Structure_Tree|/opt/eprints3/]]'''
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# Download the flavour you want, such as the publication flavour tarball, and unpack it into '''[[EPrints_Directory_Structure/eprints3/flavours|/opt/eprints3/flavours/]]'''.
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After you have finished installing EPrints as a flavour, you may also want to add [[EPrints Ingredients|Ingredients]].  Ingredients are often similar to [https://bazaar.eprints.org Bazaar] plug-ins and intend to replace some of the more complex Bazaar plug-ins, which are not really suited to a one-click installation as they need extensive configuration and/or non-EPrints dependencies.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 18:30, 21 February 2023

Since EPrints 3.4 flavours have been introduced into EPrints. Flavours provide customisation for different types of EPrints. The following three flavours are currently available:

  1. Publications - This is the original EPrints for research publications. Its flavours sub-directory is pub_lib, which comes as part of the core codebase but is provided separately on files.eprints.org.
  2. Research Data - This provides specific customisations for research data. Its flavours sub-directory is data_lib.
  3. Open Education - This provides specific customisations for open education, previously known as EdShare. Its flavours sub-directory is edu_lib.

Installing a Flavour

If you install EPrints from files.eprints.org instead of before when you could just download a single tarball, you will need to:

  1. Download the EPrints Zero tarball which is a base version of EPrints without any specializations for publications, like was the case for EPrints 3.3 and earlier.
  2. Unpack the EPrints Zero tarball to /opt/eprints3/
  3. Download the flavour you want, such as the publication flavour tarball, and unpack it into /opt/eprints3/flavours/.

After you have finished installing EPrints as a flavour, you may also want to add Ingredients. Ingredients are often similar to Bazaar plug-ins and intend to replace some of the more complex Bazaar plug-ins, which are not really suited to a one-click installation as they need extensive configuration and/or non-EPrints dependencies.