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Ubuntu vs. Debian
by C.S. Hayward 20 Apr '22

20 Apr '22

Big picture questions for me: What, beyond the immediate differences between what Debian and Ubuntu are known for, are the differences as regards getting a working Koha installation? Is it just that Koha made for Debian but Ubuntu is close enough that it works on Ubuntu too? Or does some other relationship hold as well? I haven’t seen discussion of Koha under Linux Mint. Is that because Mint is different enough not to be compatible, or just because Mint is not as known for servers? Thanks, Br. C.S. Hayward, https://cshayward.com.

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How to apply Lending Restrictions
by Ms. Naveen Ali 20 Apr '22

20 Apr '22

Dear members, I would like to put forward the following scenario. Our library has three sections where books are loaned and they each have different policies. All library members have access to all sections. I would like to implement the library policy where 1. staff of one section can issue books of that section only 2. books should also be returned to the same section. There is no general rule; just specific rules for each section. This is what I am doing. I have provided Permanent Library of all book items as the main library name and the Current Library as the section library. I am trying to use the following global parameters to implement our library policies, but am not successful. * AllowReturnToBranch Allow items to be checked in "Only at the item the library is from" (I understand this to be the current library) * AutomaticItemReturn Don't automatically transfer items to their home library when they are checked in. (I understand the home library to be the permanent library) * CircControl Use the calendar and circulation rules of "the library the item is from" (I understand this to be the current library) * HomeOrHoldingBranch Use the checkout and fines rules of " the items holding library" (I understand holding library = current library and home library = permanent library) *It seems that CircControl and HomeOrHoldingBranch paramter are same. I also can't find how to restrict a library staff member from Setting his library to any that he wants by using the "Set Library" Option available. Also how to prevent staff from issuing books belonging to other libraries. With best regards, Naveen Ali ITM-JE (EAKL) Inst Representative for HEC Digital Library Resources. NEDUET, Karachi.

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Koha on a shared host server
by skaman.tx＠gmail.com 19 Apr '22

19 Apr '22

I'm looking for some experiential feedback here. Is it feasible/possible to run Koha on a shared platform like ISPconfig? In other words, we own the Debian 11 host server, so installation on the ISPconfig host can be done. Still, configuring Koha for multiple unique library instances may not be possible under this type of installation. Any feedback would be appreciated. Thank you, Scott Scriptel Ministries

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Batch Number Auto Increment Miscalculation
by Charles Kelley 19 Apr '22

19 Apr '22

We have noticed that after last several batch loads, the auto increment for the next batch number increases by a seemingly random number. Here's the latest table from Tolls -> Staged MARC record management. # File name Comments Type Status Staged # Records # Items 8911 Missing Translated Title 740 Fields.mrc Restoration of records lacking searchable title fields Bibliographic Imported 04/15/2022 20:08 371 0 8543 Dahm -- Inter-Island Communications.mrc Short record with link -- TEST Bibliographic Imported 04/06/2022 22:06 1 0 8409 SN 7036 -- Методика Строевой Быучки.mrc Corrections to added title, 008, and 040 fields and to other fields as needed Bibliographic Imported 03/31/2022 21:38 1 0 7998 Kim Il-Song Related Works.mrc Corrections to added title, 008, and 040 fields and to other fields as needed; correction to item fields as needed Bibliographic Imported 03/30/2022 01:03 3 14 (Create label batch) 7471 Reznichenko -- Taktika.mrc Restored missing work Bibliographic Imported 03/24/2022 20:08 1 0 7422 SN 8507 -- Zhengce yanjiu yu juece zixun 2015-nian.mrc Corrections to added title and 008 fields Bibliographic Imported 03/22/2022 23:26 1 0 #7422 was the last regular increment + 1 batch number. The batch numbers since have incremented by what appears a random amount. We don't know what prompted this, but we would like to know whether or not this is worrisome. If it is worrisome, we would like to recommend it be fixed. In fact, we even submitted a bug, #30559. -- よろしくお願いします。 -- Charles. Charles Kelley, MLS PSC 704 Box 1029 APO AP 96338 Charles Kelley Tsukimino 1-Chome 5-2 Tsukimino Gaadenia #210 Yamato-shi, Kanagawa-ken 〒242-0002 JAPAN +1-301-741-7122 [US cell] +81-80-4356-2178 [JPN cell] mnogojazyk(a)aol.com [h] cmkelleymls(a)gmail.com [p] linkedin.com/in/cmkelleymls <http://www.linkedin.com/in/cmkelleymls> Meeting Your Information Needs. Virtually.

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Problems with MYQSL
by Russel G. P. Shihepo 19 Apr '22

19 Apr '22

Dear Community I have run into some problems with mysql when i tried to root access because I am attempting to set up my vufind, see the steps below: *My version is: * >From Koha interface/ About page: MySQL version: mysql Ver 15.1 Distrib 10.3.34-MariaDB, for debian-linux-gnu (x86_64) using readline 5.2 *However when i attempt to access it like below i got stuck: * root@sciwhk-abcd:~# mysql -u root -p Enter password: ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' (2) *and then i try;* sudo service mysql start *I get:* Failed to start mysql.service: Unit mysql.service not found. *then i try to reinstalling the package:* *apt-get install mysql-server mysql-client and i get this message* 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. 2 not fully installed or removed. After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used. Setting up koha-common (21.11.04-2) ... failed to load external entity "/etc/koha/sites/namscience/koha-conf.xml" Upgrading database schema for namscience unable to locate Koha configuration file koha-conf.xml at /usr/share/koha/lib/C4/Context.pm line 170. unable to locate Koha configuration file koha-conf.xml at /usr/share/koha/lib/C4/Context.pm line 170. unable to locate Koha configuration file koha-conf.xml at /usr/share/koha/lib/C4/Context.pm line 170. Use of uninitialized value $file in exists at /usr/share/koha/lib/Koha/Config.pm line 78. Use of uninitialized value $file in hash element at /usr/share/koha/lib/Koha/Config.pm line 79. Use of uninitialized value $file in hash element at /usr/share/koha/lib/Koha/Config.pm line 82. DBIx::Class::Storage::DBI::catch {...} (): DBI Connection failed: Can't call method "get" on an undefined value at /usr/share/koha/lib/Koha/Database.pm line 61. at /usr/share/koha/lib/Koha/Database.pm line 139 dpkg: error processing package koha-common (--configure): installed koha-common package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 2 Setting up dictionaries-common (1.28.1) ... Can't exec "/var/lib/dpkg/info/dictionaries-common.config": Permission denied at /usr/share/perl/5.30/IPC/Open3.pm line 281. open2: exec of /var/lib/dpkg/info/dictionaries-common.config configure 1.28.1 failed: Permission denied at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/ConfModule.pm line 59. My question is: Does uninstalling the myqsl packages affect koha data or is there a solution i can perhaps explore further. Thank you for help in advance Regards Russel *Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft - Namibia*

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Install Koha on AlmaLinux 8
by Alessandro Tedesco 19 Apr '22

19 Apr '22

Hi all, I have to install Koha on AlmaLinux 8 and I wonder if anyone has tried to do such a thing, or if anyone can suggest some documentation. Thanks and have a good day! Alessandro

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koha-US Education committee
by George Williams 19 Apr '22

19 Apr '22

The koha-US education committee will meet on April 20 at: 16:30 UTC / 11:30 a.m. Eastern / 10:30 a.m. Central / 9:30 a.m. Mountain / 8:30 a.m. Pacific The meeting will be on Zoom at: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/235007217?pwd=N2ZXcHplZ1d1ZUFVQnNtRzlJM2xtZz09 You can find the agenda here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Gj5HJI-r0HF-Hjdme_ODtPRa9mibmHlYJHj3rKa… Everyone is welcome to attend. George Williams

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Time to translate: string freeze to prepare Koha 20.11.18 has begun
by Victor Grousset/tuxayo 18 Apr '22

18 Apr '22

Hi, String freeze is into effect as of now for the 20.11.x maintenance branch. This means it's the right time to head over to the translation platform: https://translate.koha-community.org/projects/ Reminder: if you add or change a translation in version 20.11, then you must also copy it to 21.05 and 21.11. Otherwise your work will be lost for future versions. Happy translating :) -- Victor Grousset/tuxayo

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Koha 21.11.05 String Freeze
by Kyle Hall 18 Apr '22

18 Apr '22

Hello all! Koha 21.11.x will now be in string freeze until the release of 21.11.05 on or near April 23. Time to translate! Thanks! Kyle --- http://www.kylehall.info ByWater Solutions ( http://bywatersolutions.com ) Meadville Public Library ( http://www.meadvillelibrary.org ) Crawford County Federated Library System ( http://www.ccfls.org )

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Koha 21.05.14 String Freeze
by Andrew Fuerste-Henry 18 Apr '22

18 Apr '22

Good morning! String freeze is in effect for Koha version 21.05.x in preparation for the release of 21.05.14. This release is scheduled for around April 23. This means it's the right time to head over to the translation platform: https://translate.koha-community.org/projects/ Thanks! Andrew -- Andrew Fuerste-Henry Educator (he/they) ByWater Solutions bywatersolutions.com Phone:(888)900-8944 <(888)%20900-8944> What is Koha? <http://bywatersolutions.com/what-is-koha/>

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