Hi! I was trying to install koha 2.2.9, but found it overly complex and not very user friendly, but I found some links for it. I don't remember what went wrong, and I will certainly try again later. But it would have been nice if there could have benn for instance debian-packages of it to ease the pain. As I think of it not every small library has the technical know hos to install and build from the command line, and just the though of it scares some light hearted users away. Will Koha 3.0 be easier to install? I mean, the whole point with debian packages of course is that all the dependencies then are taken care of :-) Best regards Axel bojer
Axel Bojer <axelb@skolelinux.no> wrote:
Will Koha 3.0 be easier to install? I mean, the whole point with debian packages of course is that all the dependencies then are taken care of :-)
Yes. The aim is for the usual perl install process (perl Makefile.PL && make install) to get koha to a point where you install the apache VirtualHost and Zebra server, then use the web installer for the librarian setup. Broadly, the plan is still similar to http://wiki.koha.org/doku.php?id=kohainstaller despite the death of misc/buildrelease and misc/Install.pm, and the introduction of Zebra and the web installer. Once complete, this should allow easier production of distribution packages (particularly debian) or installation through the CPAN shell, to auto-install dependencies. Just now, I have the basic Makefile.PL written (how do I submit the patches from http://serene.ttllp.co.uk/~mjr/koha-installer/ to the master tree?), and need to replace config files with PL files, then move basic docs (README, INSTALL) to the top level and write any other config. The other big task is to figure out what's happening with the SQL, which is the bulk of Friday's dev meeting. Hope that explains, -- MJ Ray - see/vidu http://mjr.towers.org.uk/email.html Experienced webmaster-developers for hire http://www.ttllp.co.uk/ Also: statistician, sysadmin, online shop builder, workers co-op. Writing on koha, debian, sat TV, Kewstoke http://mjr.towers.org.uk/
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