How to Install EPrints on NetBSD

EPrints is a popular open-source software used for building institutional repositories. Installing EPrints on NetBSD is a straightforward process that can be accomplished using the command-line interface.

Prerequisites

Before installing EPrints on NetBSD, it is important to ensure that the following prerequisites are met:

  • NetBSD 7.1 or later is installed and fully updated
  • Perl 5 is installed
  • Your server has at least 2GB of RAM

Installing EPrints on NetBSD

Follow these steps to install EPrints on NetBSD:

  1. Open the terminal on your NetBSD server and log in as the root user.

  2. Install the Basic Build System (BBS) by running the following command:

# pkg_add bmake git
  1. Create a new directory to download and extract EPrints. Run the following command to create a new directory:
# mkdir /opt/eprints
  1. Change to the directory you just created:
# cd /opt/eprints
  1. Download the latest version of EPrints with the following command:
# git clone https://github.com/eprints/eprints.git
  1. Change to the EPrints directory:
# cd eprints/
  1. Build and install EPrints using the following command:
# bash ./configure
# make testcover
# make install
  1. Follow the prompts during the installation process to configure EPrints for your particular use case.

Conclusion

You have successfully installed EPrints on NetBSD. After the installation, you can access your EPrints repository from a web browser by visiting the configured URL.