Greenstone Wiki - legacy:manuals:en:install

about_this_manual

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2023-03-13T01:46:31+00:00

About this manual This document explains how to install Greenstone so that you can run it on your own computer. It also describes how to obtain associated software that is freely available—the Apache Webserver and Perl. We have striven to make the installation procedure as simple as it possibly can be.

appendix_associated_software

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2023-03-13T01:46:31+00:00

Appendix Associated Software Here is how to obtain the software packages mentioned above. Apache Webserver To run any version of Greenstone apart from the Windows Local Library version, you need an external webserver. Many installations, particularly larger ones, will already have a webserver. If you are using Linux, Apache may be on your installation disk but may not have been selected during the installation procedure. The Apache Webserver from

configuring_your_site

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2023-03-13T01:46:31+00:00

Configuring your Site For Greenstone to work properly, access permissions for certain files must be set up appropriately. Also, there is a configuration file associated with each Greenstone site. The install procedure creates a generic configuration file based on your installation choices; however its contents can be tailored to cope with different situations. This section explains both of these issues.

greenstone_collections

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2023-03-13T01:46:31+00:00

Greenstone Collections Several demonstration Greenstone collections are included on the CD-ROM. If you have Web access, many others can be downloaded, in either pre-built or unbuilt form, from the New Zealand Digital Library Project website ( nzdl.org

installation_procedure

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2023-03-13T01:46:31+00:00

The Installation Procedure Versions of Greenstone are available for both Windows and Unix, as binaries and in source code form. The Greenstone user interface uses a Web browser: Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer (version 4.0 or greater in both cases) are both suitable. In case you don't already have a Web browser, Windows versions of Netscape are provided on the CD-ROM.

personalizing

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2023-03-13T01:46:31+00:00

Personalizing your Installation Probably the first thing you will want to do once your Greenstone installation is up and running is personalize the home page. The file that generates the Greenstone home page is called home.dm, and is located in the

setting_up_webserver

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2023-03-13T01:46:31+00:00

Setting up the Webserver In this section we describe how to set up your webserver to work with Greenstone. Note that all this is unnecessary when using the Windows Local Library, because this software works “out of the box” and does not require a webserver.

versions_of_greenstone

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2023-03-13T01:46:31+00:00

Versions of Greenstone The Greenstone software runs on different platforms, and in different configurations, as summarized in Figure .