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Documentation confusion
by Rick Welykochy 10 Dec '06

10 Dec '06

Hi all, I am about to embark on an install of Koha/2.2.7 on a Debian system (running Deb/Etch and Xen). The documentation page at http://www.kohadocs.org/ has a section on System Administration - Installation. There is a docuemntation there labelled as Installing Koha (2.4) on Debian sarge so I thought to meself, what is Koha/2.4 ... does it exist? Looking at the HTML version of the document, the title reads as follows: Installing Koha 2.4 On Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 Hmmm. This says to me: Installing Koha version 2.4 on Debian. That couldn't be right. Looking further, I finally find this: This document contains installation instructions for Koha 2.0RC4 on Debian Aha! So, is this the latest and greatest INSTALL documentation? Has much changed from Koha/2.0 to Koha/2.2.7 as far as system requirements, module requirements, etc? Should I proceed using this document for the install? TIA rickw -- _________________________________ Rick Welykochy || Praxis Services The next best thing to knowing something is knowing where to find it. -- Samuel Johnson

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Installing without internet connection
by colmcd＠optusnet.com.au 10 Dec '06

10 Dec '06

Being without an Internet connection myself here is how I have preformed said task. You need to get MARC::record from the perl repositories and download it online. Hopefully you can borrow it from someone. Other then that the best tip. INSTALL DEBIAN SARGE. You can sudo apt-get install any module you need or sudo aptitude search for any module. Otherwise you will need an internet connection. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME WHERE TO POST CODE FOR KOHA! I have rewritten the Generate barcode script to use libpdf-report instead of lib-api version <33. I think that this code is useful because I cannot get a version that old. Have not seen Koha 2.26 or 2.27 so please forgive me if this code made it upstream. Please subscribe me tot he developer list if possible. PITY ME this is the first good dial up connection I have had in Months! > koha-request(a)lists.katipo.co.nz wrote: > > Send Koha mailing list submissions to > koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > koha-request(a)lists.katipo.co.nz > > You can reach the person managing the list at > koha-owner(a)lists.katipo.co.nz > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Koha digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. problem while installing perl modules (Archana Nanda) > 2. Re: Koha ZOOM install (Jama Poulsen) > 3. Re: Koha ZOOM install (MJ Ray) > 4. Re: problem while installing perl modules > (bluejaydesign(a)sympatico.ca) > 5. Defining Issuuing Rules (Luis M. Gallardo D.) > 6. Re: Newbie Question... (Gignac, Jason (HAS-SAT)) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2006 10:25:11 +0530 (IST) > From: "Archana Nanda" <ananda(a)tiet.ac.in> > Subject: [Koha] problem while installing perl modules > To: koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz > Message-ID: <45626.172.31.9.31.1165380911.squirrel(a)mail.tiet.ac.in> > Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 > > Sir, > when i started installing perl modules first one was marc:record to be > installed as per instructions but i run by mistake > perl -MCPAN -e 'install Event' > first of all and it is not installe dwhat should i do to bring my system > back in it's original state.. > secondly guide me whether we should be connected to web for installing > koha... > thankx > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2006 08:51:19 +0100 > From: Jama Poulsen <jama(a)debianlinux.net> > Subject: Re: [Koha] Koha ZOOM install > To: koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz > Message-ID: <20061206075119.GC20225(a)conuropsis.org> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > On Tue, Dec 05, 2006 at 09:27:40AM -0800, Joshua Ferraro wrote: > > On Tue, Dec 05, 2006 at 05:15:23PM +0100, Jama Poulsen wrote: > > > - The 2.2.7 code did not show the faceted browsing interface, is > all that > > > code in the dev_week tree? Is the Zebra-plugin required for the > new OPAC > > > interface? (I've not fully studied all the code, yet ;-) > > Yes, it's in dev_week and you need Zebra. > > Thats good to know. > > > rel_3_0 is the tag that will eventually become 3.0. It includes the > > Zebra API from dev_week, and a re-written and cleaned up overall API > > that we're still working on refining. Ideally, when we're finished > > cleaning up and the code is stable and working, we'll have a very > simple > > installation procedure -- once that's the case we'll release 3.0. > > Oke, I'm going to study the the rel_3_0 sources a bit to see if I could > create something resembling a /koha package, after which I'd like to try > and automate things if useful and possibble (eventough it may not be > stable > yet). > > > If you're interested in joining the development, please join the > > koha-devel list on savannah project; also join us on IRC at > > irc.katipo.co.nz #koha -- IRC is where most of the developer > > discussions take place :-) > > Will do, thanks. > > Jama Poulsen > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Wed, 06 Dec 2006 09:30:43 +0000 > From: MJ Ray <mjr(a)phonecoop.coop> > Subject: Re: [Koha] Koha ZOOM install > To: koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz, jama(a)debianlinux.net > Message-ID: <45768dc3.MTqR1K8ZmdyBvo2a%mjr(a)phonecoop.coop> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > Jama Poulsen <jama(a)debianlinux.net> wrote: > > Oke, I'm going to study the the rel_3_0 sources a bit to see if I > could > > create something resembling a /koha package, after which I'd like to > try > > and automate things if useful and possibble (eventough it may not be > stable > > yet). > > Take a look at the Makefile.PL and perldoc ExtUtils::MakeMaker - I'm > not sure whether anyone has taken that forwards since my initial work. > > > > If you're interested in joining the development, please join the > > > koha-devel list on savannah project; also join us on IRC at > > > irc.katipo.co.nz #koha -- IRC is where most of the developer > > > discussions take place :-) > > > > Will do, thanks. > > Please keep the koha-devel list informed. IRC is not an inclusive way > to work, with all the timezones around. > > Regards, > -- > MJ Ray - see/vidu http://mjr.towers.org.uk/email.html > Somerset, England. Work/Laborejo: http://www.ttllp.co.uk/ > IRC/Jabber/SIP: on request/peteble. > I've ~37 litres of packing chips for free locally - email me. > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2006 8:52:37 -0500 > From: <bluejaydesign(a)sympatico.ca> > Subject: Re: [Koha] problem while installing perl modules > To: "Archana Nanda" <ananda(a)tiet.ac.in>, <koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz> > Message-ID: > > <20061206135237.BWSH17401.tomts10-srv.bellnexxia.net(a)smtp1.sympatico.ca> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > Hi, > > 1 - As far as I know the order of installing perl modules needed for > Koha is not that critical. > 2 - Maybe it is possible to install Koha without internet connection, > but it will be a lot harder to find missing modules. Me, I would not > know how to install without internet access. > > Marty > > > > From: "Archana Nanda" <ananda(a)tiet.ac.in> > > Date: 2006/12/05 Tue PM 11:55:11 EST > > To: koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz > > Subject: [Koha] problem while installing perl modules > > > > Sir, > > when i started installing perl modules first one was marc:record to > be > > installed as per instructions but i run by mistake > > perl -MCPAN -e 'install Event' > > first of all and it is not installe dwhat should i do to bring my > system > > back in it's original state.. > > secondly guide me whether we should be connected to web for installing > > koha... > > thankx > > _______________________________________________ > > Koha mailing list > > Koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz > > http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2006 17:10:26 +0100 (CET) > From: "Luis M. Gallardo D." <gallardo9000(a)yahoo.com> > Subject: [Koha] Defining Issuuing Rules > To: Koha's List <koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz> > Message-ID: <408376.87511.qm(a)web32605.mail.mud.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Hi Koha community, > > I've been defining issuing rules, but I got a problem with the fines > rules. If I define "2000,7,7" as a fine rule, later I got "2000.00000" > in the issuing/fine rules grid when I check it out. > > Maybe I missing a parameter or something I got to define somewhere else? > > > I'm using Koha 2.2.6 > > Luis Gallardo > > > --------------------------------- > > LLama Gratis a cualquier PC del Mundo. > Llamadas a fijos y móviles desde 1 céntimo por minuto. > http://es.voice.yahoo.com >

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More than just one administrator
by Luis M. Gallardo D. 07 Dec '06

07 Dec '06

Hi Koha community, I'm wondering if it's possible to have more than one administrator, and set access to some modules (Acquisition, Catalogue, etc) according to a defined user (or role). I guess not, because I just see an entry in the /etc/koha.conf file like this: user=kohaadmin pass=mypassword And there's not additional settings. Is it possible or not? Anybody has done this before? If not, does the koha's developing team keep it in mind for future releases? Thanks in advanced. Luis Gallardo Luis M. Gallardo D. Linux User #130502 Caracas - Venezuela --------------------------------- LLama Gratis a cualquier PC del Mundo. Llamadas a fijos y móviles desde 1 céntimo por minuto. http://es.voice.yahoo.com

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Newbie Question...
by Gignac, Jason (HAS-SAT) 07 Dec '06

07 Dec '06

Hi all! I have recently set up my experimental KOHA server on an old OS X 10.4 machine, and it worked fine, I got all the perl mods in, and installed, and we've been able to access the administrative side of the system just fine. However, when I try to connect to the OPAC I get an Internal server error. I know its finding the server, its redirecting to the cgi-bin and all, and its pulling up the little short welcome to KOHa splash page, but then it tries to load the cgi page, and gives met the error. When I installed I set the ports to 85 and 8085, just so they'd be off the main channel, but otherwise, I think I set everything real Kosher. Can anyone give me some ideas on where to look first? I know I'm not very experienced yet, so this should probably be simple, but I looked through the HTTPD logs and didn't even see an error... -- Jason Gignac Macintosh Specialist, ITRC Harcourt Assessment 19500 Bulverde Road San Antonio, TX 78259-3701 (210) 339-8528 Phone (210) 339-8536 Fax HarcourtAssessment.com

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Defining Issuuing Rules
by Luis M. Gallardo D. 06 Dec '06

06 Dec '06

Hi Koha community, I've been defining issuing rules, but I got a problem with the fines rules. If I define "2000,7,7" as a fine rule, later I got "2000.00000" in the issuing/fine rules grid when I check it out. Maybe I missing a parameter or something I got to define somewhere else? I'm using Koha 2.2.6 Luis Gallardo --------------------------------- LLama Gratis a cualquier PC del Mundo. Llamadas a fijos y móviles desde 1 céntimo por minuto. http://es.voice.yahoo.com

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Re: [Koha] problem while installing perl modules
by bluejaydesign＠sympatico.ca 06 Dec '06

06 Dec '06

Hi, 1 - As far as I know the order of installing perl modules needed for Koha is not that critical. 2 - Maybe it is possible to install Koha without internet connection, but it will be a lot harder to find missing modules. Me, I would not know how to install without internet access. Marty > > From: "Archana Nanda" <ananda(a)tiet.ac.in> > Date: 2006/12/05 Tue PM 11:55:11 EST > To: koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz > Subject: [Koha] problem while installing perl modules > > Sir, > when i started installing perl modules first one was marc:record to be > installed as per instructions but i run by mistake > perl -MCPAN -e 'install Event' > first of all and it is not installe dwhat should i do to bring my system > back in it's original state.. > secondly guide me whether we should be connected to web for installing > koha... > thankx > _______________________________________________ > Koha mailing list > Koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz > http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha >

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Koha ZOOM install
by Jama Poulsen 06 Dec '06

06 Dec '06

Hi, Let me first say thanks to the developers of this feature-complete free library management system. I just installed Koha (v2.2.7) for the first time, since I wanted to test the new faceted browsing interface shown at: http://zoomopac.liblime.com/ That worked fine, and then I bravely tried to install the zebra-plugin/dev_week tree using this wiki page: http://wiki.koha.org/doku.php?id=installingzebraplugin226 Some gotcha's I encountered: - My Koha DB was called "Koha" not "koha" (as the zebra plugin config defaults to that) - I had to type "mkdir /koha/zebradb/biblios/lock", to make the zebra server start - various other paths were missing/incorrect - various missing Perl module dependencies (beyond the wiki page hints) Now both the OPAC and koha-backend don't work anymore, I suspect there are permission problems, since get "Premature end of script headers: mainpage.pl" but no other errors when I run the mainpage.pl script from the command-line. The needed symlinks setups have gotten somewhat messy. In my case some perl modules also needed symlinks, to get them resolvable. My point here is, that its currently quite difficult to get it the new OPAC interface to work. Do others share this opinion? My questions: - The 2.2.7 code did not show the faceted browsing interface, is all that code in the dev_week tree? Is the Zebra-plugin required for the new OPAC interface? (I've not fully studied all the code, yet ;-) - If all of the "Koha ZOOM" package is opensource, has anybody created a (non-commercial) "/koha" package with all the right sources and layout, so one just needs to: - install the dependencies (perl modules, yaz, zebra server, etc.), - configure Apache (provide a standard example that fits with the standard /koha setup) - Setup the CGI environment (describe permissions and logging in docs)? I think the install process could be simplified a lot using such a pre-build "Koha ZOOM" package. All the different layouts and old config files are really confusing IMHO. A more complete list of Perl modules and other dependencies (compile yax with libxml2, etc..) would also be nice have in the documentation. I'm willing to work on such a package, and the install documentation (if there is interest), but I need to be able to understand what pieces are needed to setup "Koha ZOOM" correctly first. regards, Jama Poulsen http://debianlinux.net http://wikicompany.org

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problem while installing perl modules
by Archana Nanda 06 Dec '06

06 Dec '06

Sir, when i started installing perl modules first one was marc:record to be installed as per instructions but i run by mistake perl -MCPAN -e 'install Event' first of all and it is not installe dwhat should i do to bring my system back in it's original state.. secondly guide me whether we should be connected to web for installing koha... thankx

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Koha 2.2.7, Debian etch and mysql-server-5.0 question
by oren maurer 05 Dec '06

05 Dec '06

Koha 2.2.7, Debian etch and mysql-server-5.0 question: Due to the known incompability of mysql-server-5.0, I have decided today to downgrade from mysql-server-5.0 to mysql-server-4.1, and than to try re-install Koha 2.2.7. but when I'm doing this: $sudo apt-get install mysql-server-4.1 I'm informed that: =========================================================================== The following extra packages will be installed: libdbd-mysql-perl libmysqlclient15off mysql-client-5.0 mysql-common mysql-server-5.0 The following NEW packages will be installed libdbd-mysql-perl libmysqlclient15off mysql-client-5.0 mysql-common mysql-server-4.1 mysql-server-5.0 0 upgraded, 6 newly installed, 0 to remove and 156 not upgraded. Need to get 34.1MB of archives. After unpacking 88.7MB of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue [Y/n]? =========================================================================== So ... is it MySQL 4.1 or not? is it suitable for Koha, or not? Thanks -- ________________________________ Oren Maurer http://www.meorero.org.il _______________________________ # =======================| # Please avoid sending me Word | # or PowerPoint attachments | # =======================| # See: http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html

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Fwd: ZOOM battles
by Luís Ferreira 05 Dec '06

05 Dec '06

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Luís Ferreira <anarka(a)gmail.com> Date: Dec 3, 2006 4:13 PM Subject: ZOOM battles To: koha-win32(a)nongnu.org Heys :) Looking at the changelog, making ZOOM work on windows with 2.2.7 should be pretty straitforward... but i haven't been able to do it, if it seems it's almost working we get another problem, so my question is: Is there a tutorial to get ZOOM and Z39.50 search working in Windows using Koha 2.2.7 ? I'm sorry but i have searched quite a lot and i get the idea the process is pretty simple but... i just don't get it :) Thanks in advance for any replies. -- Smile... tomorrow will be worse. http://anarka.org -- Smile... tomorrow will be worse. http://anarka.org

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