Installing Omeka on Manjaro

Omeka is a free, open-source content management system used by museums, libraries, and archives to create multimedia collections and online exhibitions. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install Omeka on Manjaro.

Prerequisites

  • Manjaro installed and running
  • LAMP stack installed (Apache, MySQL, PHP)

Step 1: Download the latest version of Omeka

Start by visiting the official Omeka website at https://omeka.org and download the latest version of Omeka.

Step 2: Extract the downloaded package

Once the download is complete, extract the contents of the downloaded package to your Manjaro machine. You can do this by opening a file manager and navigating to the folder where the package was downloaded. Right-click on the package and select "Extract here" to extract the contents.

Step 3: Move the extracted files to the Apache document root directory

Next, move the extracted files to the Apache document root directory. The default location for the Apache document root directory is /srv/http/.

You can move the files using the following command:

sudo mv omeka-x.x.x /srv/http/omeka

Replace omeka-x.x.x with the name of the directory extracted from the Omeka package.

Step 4: Set file permissions for Omeka

Omeka requires read and write permissions to be set for several directories and files. Run the following commands to set the correct file permissions:

sudo chown -R http:http /srv/http/omeka
sudo chmod -R 755 /srv/http/omeka
sudo chmod -R 777 /srv/http/omeka/files /srv/http/omeka/application/config

Step 5: Create a database and user for Omeka

Login to the MySQL server using the following command:

mysql -u root -p

Enter the password for the MySQL root user when prompted.

Create a new database for Omeka and grant all privileges to a new user using the following commands:

CREATE DATABASE omeka;
CREATE USER 'omeka_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY '<password>';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON omeka.* TO 'omeka_user'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

Replace <password> with a secure password for the new user.

Step 6: Configure Omeka

Copy the db.ini file in the Omeka installation directory and edit it as follows:

cd /srv/http/omeka/application/config
cp db.ini.changeme db.ini
nano db.ini

Edit the following lines in the db.ini file:

hostname   = "localhost"
username   = "omeka_user"
password   = "<password>"
dbname     = "omeka"

Replace <password> with the password set for the Omeka user in step 5.

Save and close the file.

Step 7: Access Omeka on your web browser

Finally, you can access the Omeka installation in your web browser by navigating to http://localhost/omeka or your server IP address. Follow the on-screen prompts to complete the installation process.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Omeka on Manjaro.