How to Install I Librarian on Elementary OS Latest

Introduction

I Librarian is a free and open-source software that is used to manage PDFs and other digital documents. It has intuitive search and bookmarking capabilities, and users can easily create personal collections of research articles and books. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install I Librarian on Elementary OS, the latest version.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, you need to have the following conditions in place:

A system with a minimum of 2GB of RAM
5GB of free disk space
Elementary OS with the latest available updates
Access to terminal as the administrator

Steps to Install I Librarian on Elementary OS

Follow the below steps to install I Librarian on Elementary OS:

Step 1: Install the Required Dependencies

The first step is to install the required dependencies from the Ubuntu repository, including Apache, PHP, and MySQL server. Use the following command in the terminal:

sudo apt-get install apache2 php mysql-server php-mysql php-xml php-curl php-mbstring git unzip

Step 2: Download and Install I Librarian

Next, we will download and install the I Librarian software. Use the following commands to download the latest version of I Librarian from its official website:

cd /tmp
wget https://i-librarian.net/download/i-librarian-5.11.42.zip

Extract the downloaded package using the following command:

unzip i-librarian-5.11.42.zip

Next, move the extracted folder to the /var/www/html/ directory using the following command:

sudo mv i-librarian /var/www/html/

Now, change the ownership and permissions of the installed files using the following command:

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/i-librarian
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/i-librarian

Step 3: Start the MySQL Server

Before we proceed to the next step, we need to ensure that the MySQL server is up and running. You can start the MySQL server using the following command:

sudo service mysql start

Step 4: Create a Database for I Librarian

We will now create a new database required for I Librarian. Use the following commands to create a new database using the MySQL command prompt:

sudo mysql -u root -p

It will ask for the password, type the MySQL root password, and press Enter.

Now, run the following command to create a new database named "ilib":

CREATE DATABASE ilib;

Step 5: Grant Permissions to the Database User

Next, we will create a new user and grant permissions to it for this new database. Use the following commands at the MySQL prompt:

CREATE USER 'ilib'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'yourpassword';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON ilib.* TO 'ilib'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

Replace "yourpassword" with the password of your choice.

Step 6: Configure I Librarian

To configure I Librarian, open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost/i-librarian/setup. Follow the prompts and instructions to complete the setup process. Provide the database details that you just created in Step 4 and Step 5.

Step 7: Access I Librarian

I Librarian is now installed on your system, and you can access it by typing the following URL into your web browser:

http://localhost/i-librarian/

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have demonstrated the steps involved in installing I Librarian on Elementary OS latest version. I hope this tutorial was helpful to you, and you can now start managing your research articles and books with I Librarian.