How to Install Fedora Commons Repository on OpenSUSE Latest

Fedora Commons Repository is a software platform used for managing, preserving, and sharing digital content. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install Fedora Commons Repository on OpenSUSE Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, please ensure that you have the following prerequisites:

• OpenSUSE Latest installed
• Access to the terminal with root privileges

Steps

1. Install Java Runtime Environment (JRE)

Fedora Commons Repository requires Java Runtime Environment (JRE) to run. Let's install OpenJDK 8, which is the version officially supported by Fedora Commons:

sudo zypper install java-1_8_0-openjdk

2. Download Fedora Commons Repository

Navigate to the Fedora Commons Repository Home page and download the latest version of the repository software. For this tutorial, we will use version 4.7.5:

wget https://github.com/fcrepo4/fcrepo4/releases/download/fcrepo-4.7.5/fcrepo-webapp-4.7.5.war

3. Deploy Fedora Commons Repository

Copy the downloaded WAR file to the Tomcat webapps directory:

sudo cp fcrepo-webapp-4.7.5.war /usr/share/tomcat/webapps/fcrepo.war

Rename the WAR file to fcrepo.war to match the context path of the repository.

Restart the Tomcat server to deploy the repository:

sudo systemctl restart tomcat

4. Access Fedora Commons Repository

Fedora Commons Repository should now be running on your OpenSUSE Latest system. You can test the installation by accessing the repository web interface at http://localhost:8080/fcrepo. If you are accessing the interface from another machine, replace localhost with the IP address or hostname of the OpenSUSE Latest system.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed Fedora Commons Repository on OpenSUSE Latest!

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Fedora Commons Repository on OpenSUSE Latest. By following these steps, you can now manage and preserve your digital content with Fedora Commons Repository.