[Koha] RFC: Koha Virtual Appliances

[savitra sirohi]

Hello Kyle,

Does the Koha Virtual Appliance include linux?

What would the file size be?

Small download size and ease of installation of the image (compared to
the regular koha installation) could be very useful here in India.

Thanks,
Savitra Sirohi
Nucsoft OSS labs
http://www.osslabs.biz

On Thu, May 21, 2009 at 6:02 PM, Kyle Hall <kyle.m.hall at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hey All,
>   It's been awhile since I've put out any new Koha Virtual
> Appliances. And I was hoping to get some input on what types would be
> most useful. There are so many combinations, so I was hoping to narrow
> down the list.
>
> First off, we have 3 software options to choose from:
> 1) VirtualBox
> 2) Xen
> 3) VMWare
>
> I've switched from using VMWare to VirtualBox for my local vm's, and
> switched from VMWare to Xen for our big iron virtualization. I like
> the fact that VirtualBox is has a completely Free version. Not need to
> get serial numbers from anyone, plus I despise VMWare Server 2, I
> don't like the direction it has taken.
>
> So I would say VirtualBox images are a given.
>
> I could also roll Xen appliances. However, I'm not sure if anyone
> would actually use them. If you can set up Xen, then setting up a Koha
> demo is trivial in comparison.
>
> I would also be willing to continue making VMWare images if there most
> people would still use them.
>
> Second is the issue of configuration. In the past, I've been rolling 2
> types of vm's for each Koha version:
> 1) Fully configured up to but not including the web-based setup. This
> allows someone to still choose Zebra or NoZebra, and decide what if
> any example data is imported.
> 2) Fully configured up to and including the web-based setup, with all
> example data included.
>
> I think this is a good combination, but I'm interested in hearing
> opinions from others. Is number 2 really useful when it can be created
> from number 1 trivially? I'm just wondering of the web-based config
> would be enough to scare off any potential Koha converts.
>
> Third, which versions of Koha should be rolled, and how often? Koha
> changes to fast to make one for every version, but I'd be willing to
> try doing monthly/bi-monthly updates. Should I bother with main
> releases, such as 3.01? These days, it seems like the latest version
> is always pretty stable, and I think the manual tends to follow the
> latest version. Are there frozen versions of the manual for releases
> such as 3.01?
>
> Any other input is welcome.
>
> Thanks,
> Kyle
>
> http://www.kylehall.info
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