[Koha] new in koha

[Manos Petridis]

I use koha on a Debian Linux virtual machine myself, running on Oracle Virtualbox, on a 32-bit MS-Windows 7 host. 
The VM was imported from a ready-made koha "appliance", downloaded from http://kylehall.info/ (Kyle M Hall).
The VM koha was initially at v3.8, however the installation comes with a menu allowing for git updates, so it now is at v3.08.04.000.  Everything more-or-less runs ok. The only thing missing is an easy way to back-up koha. The VM appliance doesn't come with a pre-installed GUI, one can be easily added from the command-line though. You might want to try it, and see how it feels.

Mine is not an installation for heavy use, it does have a massive potential for upgrade if needed: simply copy/move the VM to a larger host and reconfigure the VM so that it uses more memory and CPU cores.


Manos Petridis

Athens, Greece




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> From: Mark Tompsett <mtompset at hotmail.com>
>To: cknjuguna at gmail.com 
>Cc: koha at lists.katipo.co.nz 
>Sent: Sunday, September 2, 2012 9:08 AM
>Subject: Re: [Koha] new in koha
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>Greetings,
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>These are ideas being thought out loud, these are not directions. So please don't blame me for anything, if something goes wrong.
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>If you are running under windows, you could look into installing VirtualBox (www.virtualbox.org). I generally set it to use a Bridged Adapter, use a wired connection, and make sure that the interface is setup to allow all. You could also consider a virtual appliance: http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Koha_Virtual_Appliances
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>I use VirtualBox and Ubuntu. Though, this is not recommended for a production system. I believe I heard someone suggest on IRC that if we are going to recommend a perl for Windows it should be Strawberry Perl. You could then attempt to run Koha natively on Windows, but I can't stress enough that even if you do succeed (which would make you truly awesome), you are also alone. The majority of users are on Debian-based OSes (Debian, Ubuntu, etc.) and that is what we can support well.
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>If you do attempt VirtualBox and Ubuntu, here are some links. Ubuntu can be found at http://www.ubuntu.com/download/server. Based on your host operating system, you need to decide 32 or 64 bit. Under Windows 7: Left click Start -> Right click on Computer -> Left click on Properties -> read the 'System Type'. VirtualBox which can be downloaded from https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads.
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>If you have recovery CDs and/or backup, such that you can return the machine to its original state (with all the software installed that is currently installed), then perhaps you could attempt a dual boot. Though, I think you'll find that a single boot works so much easier. This would be more suitable for a production environment.
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>If you succeed at getting a booted Debian or Ubuntu environment (either in VirtualBox or directly on the machine), then you probably want to look at the instructions found on Koha's wiki pages. It says Debian, but does generally apply to debian-based OSes (including Ubuntu). The instructions are at http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Koha_3.8_on_Debian_Squeeze.
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>Of course, you may be in a networked, corporate environment. In which case, you need to consult with your network and system administrators before doing anything. My librarian colleague works in the office and he does not have permission to install a machine on the network. This means his virtual machines use two network adapters in Virtualbox (a combination of NAT and Host-Only) to simulate the equivalent of a bridged connection. Host Only will allow you to access the VM web server from your host machine, but you need NAT to give the VM internet access.
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>I hope in this rambling there is something useful.
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>GPML,
>Mark Tompsett 
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