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Revision as of 20:26, 9 October 2012

Step 3. Installation

It is fairly easy to install the Ubuntu 10.04 LTS server software.

However it is good best practice to develop installation skills on a test server first, before doing a production server installation.

Below are screenshots of the most important parts of the installation.

  • Use the "TAB" key and arrow keys to move between items.
  • Use the "SPACE" key to select items.
  • Use the "ENTER" key to activate controls/buttons.

Hostname

Install-ubuntu-hostname.png

  • Hostname setup. Type in the hostname of the server.
  • Take careful note of hostname selection in Step 2

Disk Partitioning

Install-ubuntu-manual-partition.png

Sunscholar-disk-space.png

  • /dev/sda1 = / - is the root/system partition.
  • /dev/sda2 = is the swap partition and is not listed.
  • /dev/sda3 = /var - is the partition where the database and log files are stored.
  • /dev/sda4 = /home - is the partition where the DSpace application and assetstore are located.

Install-ubuntu-partitions.png

Instructions

  • Partition setup. Select manual.
  • Please take note of partition sizing in Step 1

Step 1. Install VirtualBox in Windows 7

Step 2. Watch demo Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Install for DSpace using Virtualbox and "manual" partitions

Download and watch the following video - 30MB - 22mins:

Do a few test installs with Virtualvox and then move to some test installs on bare metal or VMware.

Ubuntu Installation Help

Partition Help

Virtualbox Help

Please note: The use of seperate partitions for the /home and /var folders greatly facilitates disaster recovery and system stability and is generally accepted systems administration practice for critical linux based servers.

DSpace User

The creation of the dspace user account with the home folder of "/home/dspace" is critical to the rest of the installation procedures.

Install-ubuntu-dspace-user.png

  • Enter full name of "DSpace User"

Install-ubuntu-dspace-user-account.png

  • Enter username of dspace

DSpace-user-password.png

  • Enter "dspace" user password.

Install Software

Install-ubuntu-software.png

Select the following for installation:

  • OpenSSH server
  • PostgreSQL database
  • Tomcat Java server

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