SUNScholar/DSpace

DSpace 1.6.2 installation using Ubuntu 10.04

The following wiki pages describe the procedures to install a "vanilla" DSpace instance using an Ubuntu 10.04 LTS server. Using the LTS version of Ubuntu is very highly reccomended.

It is vitally essential to follow the steps by number as shown below.

Step 1: Install Ubuntu

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Step 2: Prepare Ubuntu

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Step 3: Install DSpace

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Warning:
If you use the above procedures to setup a production machine open to the Internet, then ensure the following.

1. Change ALL instances of the default "dspace" password to a very secure secret password.
2. Change ALL instances of the default "dspace" username to another username, except for the main Ubuntu "dspace" account created during the server installation.

You have been warned !

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