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en:release:2.87_release_notes [2024/08/12 22:09] – [Working with Remote Greenstone and the GLI-Client] kjdonen:release:2.87_release_notes [2024/08/12 22:11] (current) – [Installing a source release] kjdon
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 When the installation process is finished, you can run the Greenstone Server or the Greenstone Librarian Interface (GLI). When the installation process is finished, you can run the Greenstone Server or the Greenstone Librarian Interface (GLI).
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 +==== Uninstallation ====
 +On Windows, the uninstaller is accessible from the Start menu.
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 +For most people under Linux systems, a Greenstone installation can be removed with the usual //rm// command. However, by using this method, any collections you've created will also be deleted. If you're on Linux or Mac and wish to uninstall Greenstone, the recommended way to do so is by using the Uninstaller, as this will give you the option to retain your collections. To launch the Uninstaller, you can either run "bash uninstall.sh" from the //uninstall// folder, or will first need to give execute permissions to the uninstall/Uninstall.sh file in your Greenstone installation before you can run it:
 +<code>cd uninstall
 +chmod u+rx Uninstall.sh
 +./Uninstall.sh</code>
  
 ===== Running the Greenstone Server ===== ===== Running the Greenstone Server =====
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 **To change the GLI interface language**, run GLI, go to the ''File > Preferences'' menu. Then in the General tab, set the Interface Language. If your script is not covered by the Latin 1 charset, then you may also need to set the Font to something that supports your script. In such a case, try setting the value for the ''Font'' field to ''Arial Unicode MS, BOLD, 12''. **To change the GLI interface language**, run GLI, go to the ''File > Preferences'' menu. Then in the General tab, set the Interface Language. If your script is not covered by the Latin 1 charset, then you may also need to set the Font to something that supports your script. In such a case, try setting the value for the ''Font'' field to ''Arial Unicode MS, BOLD, 12''.
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-===== Remote Greenstone ===== 
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-The Client-GLI is the version of the Greenstone Librarian Interface that can be run on a machine different to the one that is running the Greenstone server. To be able to run the Client-GLI application, you will need Sun Java 1.5.0 or greater installed and you will need to have: 
-  * Java's //bin// folder on your PATH 
-  * JAVA_HOME set to point to your Java installation folder 
-If you follow Java's installation instructions, they will direct you on how to add the Java installation's bin folder to your system's PATH environment variable and how to set the JAVA_HOME environment variable. 
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-If on Windows, you can run client-GLI from its shortcut in the Start Menu. On Linux and Mac systems, you would use a terminal to go into your Greenstone installation folder and then run  
-<code>./gli/client-gli.sh</code> 
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-When the client-GLI starts up, a small dialog appears asking you to enter the URL of the remote Greenstone server's gliserver.pl file. This URL generally has the form: %%http://<host>:<port>/greenstone/cgi-bin/gliserver.pl%%, where you have to fill in the host and port values for the remote Greenstone server. After clicking OK, the client-GLI application window will appear. Client-GLI looks and works just like the GLI, except that most of the document processing takes place on the remote machine where the Greenstone server is running. 
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-  * To get your Greenstone installation set up as a remote server so that other GLI clients can connect to it, refer to the section [[2.87_Release_Notes#Working_with_Remote_Greenstone_and_the_GLI-Client | Working with Remote Greenstone and the GLI-Client]]. 
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 **NOTE:** If GLI's Preview Button does not succeed in launching the browser with the collection URL, consult [[en:troubleshooting#GLI's_Preview_Button_fails_to_launch_a_web_page| this page]] for a suggested solution. **NOTE:** If GLI's Preview Button does not succeed in launching the browser with the collection URL, consult [[en:troubleshooting#GLI's_Preview_Button_fails_to_launch_a_web_page| this page]] for a suggested solution.
  
-==== Uninstallation ==== 
-On Windows, the uninstaller is accessible from the Start menu. 
- 
-For most people under Linux systems, a Greenstone installation can be removed with the usual //rm// command. However, by using this method, any collections you've created will also be deleted. If you're on Linux or Mac and wish to uninstall Greenstone, the recommended way to do so is by using the Uninstaller, as this will give you the option to retain your collections. To launch the Uninstaller, you can either run "bash uninstall.sh" from the //uninstall// folder, or will first need to give execute permissions to the uninstall/Uninstall.sh file in your Greenstone installation before you can run it: 
-<code>cd uninstall 
-chmod u+rx Uninstall.sh 
-./Uninstall.sh</code> 
  
 ===== Important Changes and Bug Fixes ===== ===== Important Changes and Bug Fixes =====
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