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Installing Koha on debian 13 failed
by Beda Szukics 17 Mar '26

17 Mar '26

Good evening I tried to install Koha on a new debian based server. I failed because rabbidmq-server couldn't be configured: Setting up rabbitmq-server (4.0.5-6+deb13u2) ... Created symlink '/etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/rabbitmq-server.service' → '/usr/lib/systemd/system/rabbitmq-server.service'. Job for rabbitmq-server.service failed because the control process exited with error code. See "systemctl status rabbitmq-server.service" and "journalctl -xeu rabbitmq-server.service" for details. invoke-rc.d: initscript rabbitmq-server, action "start" failed. ● rabbitmq-server.service - RabbitMQ Messaging Server Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/rabbitmq-server.service; enabled; preset: enabled) Active: activating (auto-restart) (Result: exit-code) since Tue 2026-03-17 16:15:56 CET; 18ms ago Invocation: 1b25014fa7934c3d92e16dd4f22bd900 Process: 20645 ExecStart=/usr/lib/rabbitmq/bin/rabbitmq-server (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE) Main PID: 20645 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE) Status: "Standing by" Mem peak: 69.5M CPU: 854ms dpkg: error processing package rabbitmq-server (--configure): installed rabbitmq-server package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1 dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of koha-common: koha-common depends on rabbitmq-server; however: Package rabbitmq-server is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing package koha-common (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured Errors were encountered while processing: rabbitmq-server koha-common Error: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) What went wrong? How to fix?

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KohaCon27 will be hosted in Istanbul, Türkiye!
by Paul Derscheid 17 Mar '26

17 Mar '26

Hello dear Koha community, I am pleased to announce that KohaCon27 will be held in Istanbul, Türkiye, hosted by the Republic of Türkiye – Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Directorate General for Libraries and Publications, at Rami Library. The bidding period closed on 15 March 2026 with one proposal submitted. As the sole eligible bid, no vote was required. Türkiye is one of the most significant Koha countries in the world. Over 1300 public libraries operate Koha as part of a centrally managed national infrastructure. The community there has long been a quiet but substantial force in the ecosystem, and it is wonderful to see that translate into hosting the global conference. Thank you to the team at the Directorate General for Libraries and Publications for putting together a strong proposal and for taking on the considerable work of organizing KohaCon. Further updates will come directly from them as planning gets underway. More details, including the proposal website, can be found at: https://kohacon27.ktb.gov.tr/ I hope to see many of you in Istanbul in 2027! Warm regards, Paul Derscheid

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REMINDER: General Jitsi meeting 17 March 2026
by Paul Derscheid 16 Mar '26

16 Mar '26

Hi all, We have a General Jitsi meeting scheduled for tomorrow: https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/General_IRC_meeting_17_March_2026 Time converter: https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Koha+General+IRC+… 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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koha-US consortia special interest group meets this Thursday
by George Williams 16 Mar '26

16 Mar '26

Hello everyone, The koha-US Consortia Special Interest Group will meet next week, Thursday, March 26, at 1700 UTC <https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=koha-US+Consortia…> on Zoom. That's 12:00 p.m. eastern/11:00 a.m. central/10:00 a.m. mountain/9:00 a.m. pacific for those of you in the continental US. The meeting is open to anyone who wants to attend. You do not have to be a member of koha-US. The agenda is available at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1b_fJN6RuqhKFsaLkdGb65DtiqB48Fc0ZYpifBv2… <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/docs.google.com/document/d/1b_fJN6RuqhKF…> Feel free to add topics directly to the agenda. If you're not comfortable adding items to the agenda, feel free to send an e-mail to gwilliams(a)nekls.org asking for things to be added. See you all there, George

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Call for news - Newsletter March 2026
by Michael Kuhn 13 Mar '26

13 Mar '26

Hi I'm collecting news for the March 2026 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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The Terrific Every-Other-Thursday Training Videos | 612
by BRANNON, CHRISTOPHER 13 Mar '26

13 Mar '26

Koha is a fantastic ILS. We love it! Many of us that have made the move to Koha from another ILS would probably say we would never look back. But even the best systems have issues. Usually it can be chalked up to new features going through the gauntlet of frontline use and being tried out in real world situations. As much as developers try, they can't always account for every single variable, especially when they are developing in an isolated environment. It is up to those of us on the business end of things to give feedback to those developers. Sometimes we give feedback to let them know what an awesome job they are doing, and how we love the changes. And sometimes it is to let them know that things aren't quite right. Today we talk about a cataloging permission that isn't quite right. It works. It does the job. I (Christopher) was excited that the permission existed. It does exactly what I need it to do. Could the implementation be better? Possibly. Join with us today in this episode and judge for yourself. Constructive feedback is always welcome. https://youtu.be/AWMXBk2QG2Y Sincerely, Christopher Brannon koha-US Admin

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koha-US Board Meeting Minutes for March 11, 2026
by Renée Palermo 11 Mar '26

11 Mar '26

Hello, Here's a link to the minutes from the koha-US Board Meeting on March 11, 2026. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Vsw6O3f-kWuxGoqmLNHiFT3mNreYHGFYR2aeUxW… 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 Board Meeting will be on Wednesday, April 8, 2026 @ 8:30 PT / 9:30 MT / 10:30 CT / 11:30 ET (time converter <https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=koha-US+December+…> ). -Renée -- Renée Palermo koha-US Secretary secretary(a)koha-us.org

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Friendly Reminder: Call for Presentations – KohaCon26 (Deadline March 15)
by Sieber, Michaela (BIB) 09 Mar '26

09 Mar '26

Dear Koha Community, This is a friendly reminder that the Call for Presentations for KohaCon26 in Karlsruhe is currently open. If you have experiences, ideas, projects, or developments related to Koha that you would like to share with the community, we warmly encourage you to submit a proposal. Presentations can cover a wide range of topics such as implementations, integrations, workflows, development work, or community initiatives. KohaCon is a great opportunity to exchange knowledge, showcase your work, and connect with the global Koha community. Please note that the submission deadline is 15 March 2026, so there is still a little time to send in your proposal. For detailed information and submission guidelines, please visit: https://kohacon26.bibliothek.kit.edu/call-for-presentations/ We look forward to your contributions and to an exciting KohaCon26 program! Best regards, The KohaCon26 Organizing Team Conference website: https://kohacon26.bibliothek.kit.edu/ About KohaCon: https://koha-community.org/kohacon/

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Request for support: Patron autocomplete hangs in Circulation
by LibraryITSolutions 06 Mar '26

06 Mar '26

Dear Koha Community, we are currently facing an issue in Koha where the patron autocomplete in the Circulation module appears to hang indefinitely. The loading spinner keeps running, and no search result is returned. This seems to affect the patron lookup field on the circulation home page. We are currently checking whether it may be related to recent version changes or to our local configuration, but we would appreciate your guidance in case this issue is already known or if there are recommended troubleshooting steps. Any hints on where to look first would be greatly appreciated. Koha: 25.05.08 Best regards, Eugen Bastron

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Update request – effective WEBWORK GmbH on Koha support providers page
by Ikram Maalej 05 Mar '26

05 Mar '26

Dear Koha community, I would like to request an update to the listing for our company on the Koha Support Providers page, as the currently published information is no longer up to date. Updated company details: Company Name: effective WEBWORK GmbH Contact Person: Elena Hermann Contact Email: info(a)effective-webwork.de <mailto:info@effective-webwork.de> Website: https://www.effective-webwork.de/loesungen-tools/koha/ Telephone: +49 40 60940857- 0 Services: effective WEBWORK (eWW) provides Koha services including configuration, hosting, data migration, and technical support. Our work focuses on: Provisioning, operation, and maintenance of Koha installations Migration and transformation of bibliographic and holdings data from other library systems to Koha Library consulting on system selection, integration, and the configuration of core Koha modules (cataloguing, acquisitions, circulation, and OPAC) Please let me know if any further information is required. Thank you for maintaining the Koha community resources. Best regards, Ikram Maalej effective WEBWORK GmbH

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