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Hi from Moscow
by Valery.Chelnokov 18 May '12

18 May '12

Dear friends, Now I'm installing your koha on Ubuntu 11.10. I've some difficulties about koha. My guide - http://clean-clouds.com/2011/12/22/open-source-ils-installation-guide-for-k… (tip from Demian = Vufind) Now I'm attempting to install 2.3. ============================================= 2.3 Test your SAX Parser and correct where necessary You must be sure you’re using the XML::LibXML SAX parser, not Expat or PurePerl, both of which have outstanding bugs with pre-composed characters. You can test your SAX parser by running: $ cd koha $ misc/sax_parser_print.pl ============================ But the ERROR arises: ==================== misc/sax_parser_print.pl Can't locate XML/SAX/ParserFactory.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /etc/perl /usr/local/lib/perl/5.12.4 /usr/local/share/perl/5.12.4 /usr/lib/perl5 /usr/share/perl5 /usr/lib/perl/5.12 /usr/share/perl/5.12 /usr/local/lib/site_perl .) at misc/sax_parser_print.pl line 6. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at misc/sax_parser_print.pl line 6. root@vufind:/usr/local/koha# ------------------------------------------------------- Please consult me -- Best regards, VALERY

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Zebra database size
by Viviane Ventura 18 May '12

18 May '12

Hi, folks I'm indexing a larger load of Marc records (about 1.600.000) and the size of /etc/koha/zebradb has about 40GB. Is that right? My mysql database has about 6GB, much less than zebra index. There is a way to reduce the zebra index size? Thanks for help

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Fwd: Can anyone help a new Koha user?
by Arslan Farooq 18 May '12

18 May '12

Did not include Koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz, but later thought my reply may help someone else. So... Stewart, I think you should include Koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz in the Cc because may be another person may read your message and be able to help you or answer your questions better than me.... for example the part about whether to install and run Linux from a Flash drive. I hope now someone may answer you about that, and may be correct me. And Felix, this may also help you... the part about Live Cds. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Arslan Farooq <arslanone(a)gmail.com> Date: Fri, May 18, 2012 at 7:34 PM Subject: Re: [Koha] Can anyone help a new Koha user? To: Stew Wilson <stewartrwilson(a)gmail.com> Hi Stewart I realise you are probably a busy guy, so I don't want to trouble you too > much. But what would be helpful is to have someone I can ask a few > questions. I can follow detailed step by step instructions - but sometimes > I just need to know where to start. If you don't mind, I have a couple of > questions below: > Right now I am at work... it's 7:15pm here... and when I get home I'll probably have dinner and an hour later go to sleep. But tomorrow or most probably this Sunday I'll write a step-by-step guide how to install Debian and Koha according to best of my abilities. That may help others also. > > I've been reading about Debian Live <http://live.debian.net/> project. > From what I understand, I'm able to have Debian installed on a USB drive. > What I'd like is to be able to have Debian and Koha installed and running > on a USB drive. Is this possible? Is it a good idea? And if so, which > version do you think I should be downloading? I wasn't sure which .img to > download, so I went with "debian-live-6.04-i386-gnome-desktop.img". I have > yet to try to install it! > I have not used Debian Live so can't say much about it. But if you need to try some Live CD why not try a Linux+Koha Live CD like: First see this: http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Koha_LiveCD http://sourceforge.net/projects/kohalivecd/ http://www.osslabs.biz/koha/livecd http://www.dlnetsa.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=63&Item… And about running Debian and Koha from a USB: I think for short-term plan it is fine. But for long-term usage not a good idea in my opinion. If I remember correctly I read somewhere a while ago that flash disks have limited read/write life cycles and after that they begin to wear out. And a Linux server (or any sever) constantly writes data to disk (log files etc). Ask someone more knowledgeable though. I may be wrong. As things have changed a lot (it's 2012!). So you decide. And if you like one of the Linux+Koha Live CDs then you won't need my help :) But if I had to help someone with the Debian installation for Koha, I'd have asked to download this ISO: http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/6.0.5/i386/bt-cd/debian-6.0.5-i386-xfce… Anyway, now you'll have to let me know if you want me to write that Debian + Koha installation guide *this* Sunday. If you like the Koha Live CDs (which I think are installable surely), then I may postpone writing the guide... till some other Sunday :) If this isn't desirable or workable, that's fine. Perhaps you could just > recommend a good Debian build, and a thorough step-by-step installation > guide? > > Hmm, let me google that for you tomorrow... it's been a long day. Will do my research tomorrow. > Thanks so much for your help, the students and I really appreciate it. > No problem. I once was also new to Linux. I understand. arslan -- arslanone(a)gmail.com, arslanone(a)yahoo.co.uk arslanone

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Re: [Koha] MySQL Database Restoring Problem from 3.4.x to 3.8.0
by Andi Sugandi 18 May '12

18 May '12

Hi Mason, On Thu, May 17, 2012 at 11:20 AM, Mason James <mtj(a)kohaaloha.com> wrote: Thanks for nice hints, afaik it must be created one empty database right after it was deleted. So: > $ mysql my_koha -e 'DROP DATABASE my_koha;' mysql> CREATE DATABASE my_koha; > $ mysql my_koha < koha.sql Best regards, -- Andi Sugandi.

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Advanced screen option
by Hal Bright 18 May '12

18 May '12

Has anyone custom hacked their advanced screen to include a drop down menu to allow selection based on the location limiter? Will you send a URL to your catalog if you have? Sent from my iPhone

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Search problem
by Araik Manukyan 18 May '12

18 May '12

Dear community, We are testing Koha last release on our server running under Ubuntu. Everything works fine with one exception. When we search the catalog for records in English the engine retrieves exactly what we query. But when we search for records either in Armenian or in Russian, a problem emerges, namely, nearly 20 different records are retrieved. Although the keyword/title/author that we have queried is being highlighted, it may appear in the page bottom. They are indexed as a simple text rather than MARc field. May be the problem is in the fonts? Can you suggest any solution to this?

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Can anyone help a new Koha user?
by Stew Wilson 18 May '12

18 May '12

Hi everyone, I'm an English teacher at a high school in Changzhou, Jiangsu, China. I'm not a librarian, and have never used catalog software before. I'm helping some other English teachers here put together an English library for the students, and I have been recommended Koha by a number of librarians. I am not very technically proficient. I have never used Linux, so have opted for a Windows install. I used Raja Biswas' Youtube video<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ou7WgoeSmOc>as a guide. The installers I used are: - ActivePerl 5.8.8.820-MSWin32-x86-274739 - Apache 2.0.59-win32-x86-nossl - MySQL-4.0.26-win32 - Koha2.2.8-W32-R0 I found that using these installers that Koha would actually install (previous attempts with the latest versions of Perl, SQL etc failed). So, it installed fine, but when I type in "intranet" or "opac" it gives me the dreaded 500 server error: "Premature end of script headers: mainpage.pl ". I know from my reading of this listserve, and from other websites, that this is the most common error. I cannot find a consensus answer - or even an answer that makes sense to me! Rob Weir's handy troubleshooting guide<http://www.koha.rwjr.com/Koha_on_Windows.html#d0e755>suggests that I post the error log "opac-error_log" or "intranet-error_log" into a forum for assistance. A search of my computer reveals neither of these files. I have to assume that something isn't running. I do have an error log for Apache, but it seems to be ok. When I type in localhost, I get the message "it works!", so I'd think Apache should be fine. I read that error 500 is sometimes caused by a lack of permissions in ActivePerl, but I have yet to find a way to fix this that makes even the remotest sense to me. I've had a look at the "WinMySQL" program that is located in the Koha folder of the start menu. When I right-click and select "start service", the traffic light goes green for about a second and then goes red again. I hope that's useful! Sorry to be a pain with the same old error that everyone strikes. But if anyone could help me in the right direction that would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for your time, Stew Wilson

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Printing Dewey spine labels in Koha 4.06
by jpisunyer 18 May '12

18 May '12

Could anyone help me print a Dewey spine label in Koha 4.06? I have an error message and also am not sure of the logistics - do I get a single-label printer and do one at a time? I am setting up a new library in Baltimore, MD, USA and have about 4,000 books to label. Here is the error message: Koha error The following fatal error has occurred: DBD::mysql::st execute failed: Table 'koha_bcpss.printers_profile' doesn't exist at /home/ptfs/kohaclone/C4/Labels/Lib.pm line 215. Apache Server version: Apache/2.2.9 (Debian) Server built: Apr 20 2010 15:42:00 Koha 4.06.00.000 Koha DB 4.0600000 MySQL mysql Ver 14.12 Distrib 5.0.51a, for debian-linux-gnu (x86_64) using readline 5.2 OS Linux KOHAPROD 2.6.26-2-amd64 #1 SMP Sun Jun 20 20:16:30 UTC 2010 x86_64 Perl 5.010000 Thank you. jpisunyer -- View this message in context: http://koha.1045719.n5.nabble.com/Printing-Dewey-spine-labels-in-Koha-4-06-… Sent from the Koha-general mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

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Touring around Europe after KohaCon
by Robin Sheat 17 May '12

17 May '12

Hi Koha folks, After KohaCon I'm going to be spending some time in Europe, working with Catalyst's EU branch in Brighton, BibLibre in France and BSZ in Germany, followed by a bit of working-holiday, probably around the Netherlands. While there, I'll be available to give demos, training, and whatever else people might be interested in. The training and demos can be to libraries/librarians, or if other Koha developers want to know about technical stuff (especially but not exclusively the sysadmin side of things, or migration), that's an option. So if you know any libraries in or around these places that are thinking about Koha, or want to see how it works, or want to talk about services related to Koha, or anything else in this vein: please put them in touch with me, I'll be able to arrange to travel to them. My rough dates over that way are from the start of June (when KohaCon is) to about the middle of September. (Also: if anyone here wants to meet up for a beer while I'm nearby, feel free to let me know :) Robin.

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Recent Comments page
by Hal Bright 17 May '12

17 May '12

Does anyone have the recent comments page options activated on their public catalog? I would like to take a look at it. Thanks, Hal Bright Harold Bright Director of Information Services Farmington Libraries - 6 Monteith Drive Farmington, CT 06032 - hbright(a)farmingtonlibraries.org<mailto:hbright@farmingtonlibraries.org> W 860-673-6791 x 204 - F 860-675-7148 http://www.farmingtonlibraries.org

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