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Koha September release with security fixes
by Paul Derscheid 26 Sep '25

26 Sep '25

Hi all, The Koha community is proud to announce the release of September versions: 25.05.04 (v25.05.04-1) 24.11.09 (v24.11.09-1) 24.05.14 (v24.11.14-1) 22.11.31 (v22.11.31-1) It is a bugfix/maintenance release including some security fixes. It is highly recommended to upgrade. The full release notes are available at: https://koha-community.org/koha-25-05-04-released https://koha-community.org/koha-24-11-09-released https://koha-community.org/koha-24-05-14-released https://koha-community.org/koha-22-11-31-released Debian packages are available. Tarballs will follow soon. Kind regards Paul -- LMSCloud GmbH Paul Derscheid - Software Engineer Bismarckstr. 3 - D-72764 Reutlingen e paul.derscheid(a)lmscloud.de w www.lmscloud.de

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koha-z3950-responder can't locate perl5db.pl
by Mark Alexander 25 Sep '25

25 Sep '25

I've done a fresh install of Koha 25.05 on Ubuntu 24.04 server. I'm now trying to get the z3950-responder to start so that I can have Z39.50 server that puts out a 952$k with the item status. In the past I installed my own cobbled-together z3950 responder server to do this, but I'd like to do it without custom cruft. So I did the expected things: koha-z3950-responder --enable INSTANCE Edit /etc/koha/sites/INSTANCE/z3950/config.xml, and uncomment this line: <z3950_responder_options>\-\-add-item-status k -t 5</z3950_responder_options> Then start the responder: koha-z3950-responder --start --debugger INSTANCE I get this error: * Starting Z39.50/SRU daemon for rpl Can't locate /perl5db.pl. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted. I see the missing file here: /usr/share/perl/5.38.2/perl5db.pl I also tried this within a koha-shell INSTANCE and got the same error. Do I need to fiddle with the PERL5LIB environment variable? What am I doing wrong? -- By trying very hard to improve things, I am often able to make them much worse. --Ashleigh Brilliant

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KohaCon26 in Germany
by Sieber, Michaela (BIB) 19 Sep '25

19 Sep '25

Dear Koha community, we are honored to host KohaCon26 in Karlsruhe and are excited to welcome the community to our city in 2026. Thank you very much for your votes and for the trust placed in KIT. Our team is looking forward to working closely with the community to make this a memorable and inspiring conference. We will keep you updated as our planning progresses and are eager to share more details soon. We hope to see many of you in Karlsruhe – let’s make KohaCon26 a wonderful experience together! Best regards, Michaela on behalf of the KIT KohaCon26 team -- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) KIT Library Michaela Sieber IT Services Straße am Forum 2 76131 Karlsruhe https://www.bibliothek.kit.edu/english/index.php KIT – The Research University in the Helmholtz Association ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2025 09:54:57 -0400 From: Caroline Cyr La Rose To: Koha mailing list Subject: [Koha] KohaCon26 Host Announced Hello dear Koha community, While some of us are preparing to gather in Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand this November for KohaCon25 (https://2025.kohacon.org/) it is also time to look ahead to KohaCon26. The bidding period closed on 28 March 2025, with two strong proposals submitted. To let the community decide, a vote was organized on Mattermost (https://chat.koha-community.org/koha-community/pl/drrwyk6xxpydxxna4qbte8sj4o) which remained open until 12 September 2025 at 23:59 UTC. The results were as follows (https://chat.koha-community.org/koha-community/pl/9rchhhc7hfrtdq8ruxknau7qbo) Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany: 126 votes Cyprus University of Technology Library, Cyprus: 21 votes On behalf of the community, I want to sincerely thank both institutions for their enthusiastic bids. Hosting an international conference is a major commitment and a huge contribution to Koha. The fact that more than one institution stepped forward shows the value the community places on KohaCon as a place for us to share knowledge, collaborate, and strengthen our community. Please join me in congratulating KIT on being selected as the host of KohaCon26. The next updates will come from the KIT team as they begin planning the event. They will share news with you as it becomes available. I look forward to seeing many of you in Karlsruhe, Germany in 2026! Warm regards, Caroline Cyr La Rose

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The Terrific Every-Other-Thursday Training Video | 525
by BRANNON, CHRISTOPHER 18 Sep '25

18 Sep '25

In case you missed last week's scheduled release of The Terrific Every-Other-Thursday Training Video (which you wouldn't have missed if you were subscribed!): In this episode, George will talk about a regression in a couple dropdowns in Koha, and how to sort them so you don't have to spend your afternoons looking for that one setting lost in a sea of unsorted options. Thank you, George! https://youtu.be/7pAWunBHLqY Sincerely, Christopher Brannon koha-US Admin

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KohaCon26 Host Announced
by Caroline Cyr La Rose 18 Sep '25

18 Sep '25

Hello dear Koha community, While some of us are preparing to gather in Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand this November for KohaCon25 (https://2025.kohacon.org/) it is also time to look ahead to KohaCon26. The bidding period closed on 28 March 2025, with two strong proposals submitted. To let the community decide, a vote was organized on Mattermost (https://chat.koha-community.org/koha-community/pl/drrwyk6xxpydxxna4qbte8sj4o) which remained open until 12 September 2025 at 23:59 UTC. The results were as follows (https://chat.koha-community.org/koha-community/pl/9rchhhc7hfrtdq8ruxknau7qbo) Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany: 126 votes Cyprus University of Technology Library, Cyprus: 21 votes On behalf of the community, I want to sincerely thank both institutions for their enthusiastic bids. Hosting an international conference is a major commitment and a huge contribution to Koha. The fact that more than one institution stepped forward shows the value the community places on KohaCon as a place for us to share knowledge, collaborate, and strengthen our community. Please join me in congratulating KIT on being selected as the host of KohaCon26. The next updates will come from the KIT team as they begin planning the event. They will share news with you as it becomes available. I look forward to seeing many of you in Karlsruhe, Germany in 2026! Warm regards, Caroline Cyr La Rose

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Koha locking up after checking in books
by Paul Dokken 16 Sep '25

16 Sep '25

I have a Koha instance running 23.11. We have not gone live with it yet but when testing overdue notices it has locked up several times when I check in books after there has been no use for several hours. It will not respond and I have to end up having to reboot the whole server. It then will allow me to check out and in books and works fine. Any suggestions on what to check? Thanks, -- *Paul Dokken* Information and Digital Technology System Administrator PO Box 248, Waxhaw, NC 28173 | jaars.org (c) 803.235.6861 | paul.dokken(a)jaars.org JUNGLE AVIATION AND RELAY SERVICE At JAARS, we commit to: Seek God Above All | Serve in Love | Act with Integrity | Steward God's Resources with Courage | Pursue Excellence | Collaborate with Respect | Create a Culture of Innovation

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REMINDER: General Jitsi meeting 16 September 2025
by Paul Derscheid 15 Sep '25

15 Sep '25

Hi all, We have a General Jitsi meeting scheduled for tomorrow: https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/General_IRC_meeting_16_September_2025 Time converter: https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Koha+General+Meet… Please feel free to add any topics you’d like to discuss to the agenda or let me know and I am happy to add them for you. See you there! Paul

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Call for news - Newsletter September 2025
by Michael Kuhn 13 Sep '25

13 Sep '25

Hi I'm collecting news for the September 2025 Koha Community Newsletter. Please send anything noteworthy to: mik (at) adminkuhn (dot) ch News criteria: * Relevant news items can be of any length. * Images are fine. * Anything and everything Koha. * Submit by the 26th of the month. Text format criteria: * Just structured plain text, or * HTML text to include tables or similar For events: * Consider adding your event to the Koha Community calendar at https://koha-community.org/calendar/ Thank you! Michael Kuhn Editor, Koha Community Newsletter

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koha-US Board Meeting Minutes for September 10, 2025
by Kristi Krueger 10 Sep '25

10 Sep '25

Hello, Here's a link to the minutes from the koha-US board meeting on Wednesday, September 10, 2025- https://docs.google.com/document/d/1d3vG4hdXMoTpia4UDdOcF1Ch9sqUxe59ATdB4rr… koha-US meetings are open to all! Board meetings are held on the second Wednesday of each month at 8:30 PT / 9:30 MT / 10:30 CT / 11:30 ET. The next koha-US General Meeting will be on Wednesday, October 01 @ 8:30 PT / 9:30 MT / 10:30 CT / 11:30 ET (time converter <http://timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=koha-US+February+Gener…> ). If you have additional topics for the General Meeting agenda, please send them to secretary(a)koha-us.org. Kristi Krueger koha-US Secretary secretary(a)koha-us.org

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Re: [Koha] upgrading from MariaDB 10.5 to 10.6 uninstalled Koha on Debian 11 Linux
by Dwight Walker 10 Sep '25

10 Sep '25

Yes, all the Koha data and settings were fine. It just was the Koha koha-common software that was uninstalled during MariaDB upgrade from 10.5 to 10.6 so I was able to get Koha back up quickly by installing koha-common using apt install koha-common Dwight Walker September 10, 2025 10:00 AM, koha-request(a)lists.katipo.co.nz wrote: > > Message: 4 > Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2025 17:25:46 -0500 > From: "Coehoorn, Joel" <jcoehoorn(a)york.edu> > To: Dwight Walker <dwight(a)wwwalker.com.au> > Cc: Koha Mailing List <koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz> > Subject: Re: [Koha] upgrading from MariaDB 10.5 to 10.6 uninstalled > Koha on Debian 11 Linux > Message-ID: > <CAMSeE4YjOxy_ybjHn=ZzGGkutQB+b1UNrTdU3kOEuUV-e4ZQzA(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > To clarify: was all your data and configuration preserved in this process? > After re-installing the koha-common packages things were fine again? > > *Joel Coehoorn* > Director of Information Technology > *York University* > Office: 402-363-5603 | jcoehoorn(a)york.edu | york.edu > > On Tue, Sep 9, 2025 at 10:41 AM Dwight Walker <dwight(a)wwwalker.com.au> > wrote: > >> Hi >> >> When I was upgrading MariaDB 10.5 to 10.6 on Debian 11 Linux, I discovered >> Koha 22.05.22.000 was uninstalled in form of koha-common. >> >> Koha was not there when I opened my OPAC URL. >> >> The process of upgrading MariaDB included uninstalling 10.5 which was when >> Koha as koha-common was uninstalled. >> >> After I installed MariaDB 10.6 I had a database but no Koha software. >> >> Koha relies on MariaDB to hold the catalogue. >> >> To get Koha software back, I reinstalled Koha software as root in command >> line interface (CLI) on Debian 11 Linux: >> >> apt install koha-common >> >> Cheers, >> >> Dwight Walker >> WWWalker Web Development Pty Ltd >> https://wwwalker.com.au (https://wwwalker.com.au) >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org >> Koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > Koha mailing list > Koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz > https://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha > > ------------------------------ > > End of Koha Digest, Vol 239, Issue 4 > ************************************ Dwight Walker WWWalker Web Development Pty Ltd https://wwwalker.com.au

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