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en:release:3.10_release_notes [2021/09/24 01:41] – [PDF plugin restructuring and the NEW PDFv2Plugin] anupamaen:release:3.10_release_notes [2023/07/04 06:31] – anupama
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  ====== Greenstone 3.10 Release Notes ======  ====== Greenstone 3.10 Release Notes ======
 //This page may undergo further updates until the Greenstone 3.10 release and possibly for some time after. So continue to consult this page for the latest version of the 3.10 release notes.// //This page may undergo further updates until the Greenstone 3.10 release and possibly for some time after. So continue to consult this page for the latest version of the 3.10 release notes.//
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 ** Release Candidate History ** ** Release Candidate History **
-  * Greenstone 3.10 rc1: Release Candidate 1. Released 6 Dec 2020.\\ Binaries for Windows, GNU/Linux 64 bit, Mac Mojave/Catalina. Mac version generated on MacOS Mojave/10.14 and tested predominantly on Catalina/10.15. See notes immediatebly below.\\ Download from the [[http://www.greenstone.org/snapshots|snapshots]] page\\ [[https://svn.greenstone.org/main/tags/3.10rc1/|svn tag page]] [[https://trac.greenstone.org/browser/main/tags/3.10rc1|trac tag page]]. Code revision up to 34587. Tag revision:34590.+  * Greenstone 3.10 rc1: Release Candidate 1. Released 6 Dec 2020.\\ Binaries for Windows, GNU/Linux 64 bit, Mac Mojave/Catalina. Mac version generated on MacOS Mojave/10.14 and tested predominantly on Catalina/10.15. See notes immediately below.\\ Download from the [[http://www.greenstone.org/snapshots|snapshots]] page\\ [[https://svn.greenstone.org/main/tags/3.10rc1/|svn tag page]] [[https://trac.greenstone.org/browser/main/tags/3.10rc1|trac tag page]]. Code revision up to 34587. Tag revision:34590.
  
 **GS3.10rc1 issues and unknowns on Catalina Mac:** **GS3.10rc1 issues and unknowns on Catalina Mac:**
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 ==== Installing in text-only mode ====  ==== Installing in text-only mode ==== 
-* Refer to [[http://wiki.greenstone.org/doku.php?id=en:user_advanced:installation#running_the_installer_in_text-only_mode|Running the installer in text-only mode]]+* Refer to [[http://wiki.greenstone.org/doku.php?id=old:user_advanced:installation#running_the_installer_in_text-only_mode|Running the installer in text-only mode]]
  
  
 ==== Adding source code to a binary release ====  ==== Adding source code to a binary release ==== 
  
-  * [[http://wiki.greenstone.org/doku.php?id=en:user_advanced:installation#source_component|Windows: Source Component instructions]] +  * [[http://wiki.greenstone.org/doku.php?id=old:user_advanced:installation#source_component|Windows: Source Component instructions]] 
-  * [[http://wiki.greenstone.org/doku.php?id=en:user_advanced:installation#source_component1|Linux/Mac: Source Component instructions]]+  * [[http://wiki.greenstone.org/doku.php?id=old:user_advanced:installation#source_component1|Linux/Mac: Source Component instructions]]
 ==== Installing a source release ====  ==== Installing a source release ==== 
  
-  * [[http://wiki.greenstone.org/doku.php?id=en:user_advanced:installation#source_distribution|Windows: Source Distribution instructions]] +  * [[http://wiki.greenstone.org/doku.php?id=old:user_advanced:installation#source_distribution|Windows: Source Distribution instructions]] 
-  * [[http://wiki.greenstone.org/doku.php?id=en:user_advanced:installation#source_distribution1|Linux/Mac: Source Distribution instructions]]+  * [[http://wiki.greenstone.org/doku.php?id=old:user_advanced:installation#source_distribution1|Linux/Mac: Source Distribution instructions]]
  
  
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 ==== Setting up your Greenstone to run over https ==== ==== Setting up your Greenstone to run over https ====
-//**Note:** This section is untested for this release, as the prevalent method of supporting https for tomcat based servers appears to be to have a main apache httpd web server that works with https, then set up a ''reverse proxy'' to let apacha httpd redirect requests for GS3's tomcat server internally to Greenstone.//+//**Note:** This section is untested for this release, as the prevalent method of supporting https for tomcat based servers appears to be to have a main apache httpd web server that works with https, then set up a ''reverse proxy'' to let apache httpd redirect requests for GS3's tomcat server internally to Greenstone.//
  
 The more secure https protocol is increasingly required by browsers and gradually superseding http. Given that you meet the following requirements and configure your GS3 as below, Greenstone 3 has now been automated to obtain an https certificate for you from the free Certification Authority "Let's Encrypt". The more secure https protocol is increasingly required by browsers and gradually superseding http. Given that you meet the following requirements and configure your GS3 as below, Greenstone 3 has now been automated to obtain an https certificate for you from the free Certification Authority "Let's Encrypt".
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 ==== OpenOffice extension ==== ==== OpenOffice extension ====
-If you have LibreOffice or OpenOffice installed, you can use the OpenOffice extension to process some newer versions of Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint documents. For instructions, refer to [[http://wiki.greenstone.org/doku.php?id=en:user_advanced:greenstone_extensions|openoffice greenstone extensions]].+If you have LibreOffice or OpenOffice installed, you can use the OpenOffice extension to process some newer versions of Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint documents. Refer to the [[http://wiki.greenstone.org/doku.php?id=en:user_advanced:greenstone_extensions|openoffice greenstone extension]] instructions.
 ====Changing the admin password==== ====Changing the admin password====
 Login to the administration page, 'edit' the admin account, and click 'change password'. Alternatively, you can login as admin via the login button at the top right of each page. Once you are logged in, this button will change to say 'admin'. Click this button and select 'account settings'. From there, you can select 'change password'. Login to the administration page, 'edit' the admin account, and click 'change password'. Alternatively, you can login as admin via the login button at the top right of each page. Once you are logged in, this button will change to say 'admin'. Click this button and select 'account settings'. From there, you can select 'change password'.
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   * consult the more detailed instructions on the [[en:user_advanced:remote_greenstone|Remote Greenstone page]] for further steps that may be necessary to carry out.   * consult the more detailed instructions on the [[en:user_advanced:remote_greenstone|Remote Greenstone page]] for further steps that may be necessary to carry out.
  
 +If you are using perl 5.22 or later, these no longer come with the perl CGI module. Please download https://trac.greenstone.org/export/36059/main/trunk/greenstone2/common-src/cgi-bin/CGIModule.tar.gz into web/WEB-INF/cgi, untar it, and copy the contents of the resulting CGIModule folder up one level (i.e. outside of that folder).
  
 **Client-GLI** **Client-GLI**
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 +CGI.pm is not included with versions of [[https://stackoverflow.com/questions/45434990/why-does-this-code-have-issues-with-the-cgi-module|perl from 5.22 and onwards]], which is when this issue can result.
  
 If you get this error, then please install the CGI module for your system perl. If you get this error, then please install the CGI module for your system perl.
en/release/3.10_release_notes.txt · Last modified: 2023/07/06 03:05 by anupama