Installing Koha on OpenSUSE Latest

Koha is an open-source Integrated Library System (ILS) that can be used by libraries of all sizes. This tutorial will guide you through the installation of Koha on OpenSUSE Latest operating system.

Step 1: Update OpenSUSE package manager

Before we start, you need to update your OpenSUSE package manager to its latest version. To do this, open your terminal and run the following command:

sudo zypper refresh

Step 2: Install Apache server, MySQL and PHP

To install Apache server, MySQL, and PHP, run the following command in your terminal:

sudo zypper install apache2 mariadb mariadb-client mariadb-tools php7 php7-mysql

Step 3: Install Koha

Download Koha packages by running the following command in your terminal:

wget -c https://download.koha-community.org/koha-<version>.tar.gz

Replace <version> with the version number you want to install. For example, to download Koha version 20.11, run the following command:

wget -c https://download.koha-community.org/koha-20.11.tar.gz

Extract Koha package by running the following command:

tar -xvzf koha-<version>.tar.gz

Replace <version> with the version number you want to install. For example, to extract Koha version 20.11, run the following command:

tar -xvzf koha-20.11.tar.gz

Move extracted files to the Apache server's document root by running the following command:

sudo mv koha-<version> /srv/www/htdocs/

Step 4: Create Koha database

To create a Koha database, run the following command in your terminal:

sudo mysql_secure_installation

This will ask you a few questions and secure your MySQL installation.

Next, create the Koha database and user by running the following commands in your terminal:

sudo mysql -u root -p CREATE DATABASE koha; CREATE USER 'koha'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'kohapass'; GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON koha.* TO 'koha'@'localhost'; quit

Replace 'kohapass' with your desired password.

Step 5: Install Koha dependencies

To install Koha dependencies, run the following command in your terminal:

sudo zypper install make m4 gcc perl-ExtUtils-MakeMaker perl-Module-Build

Step 6: Configuring Koha

To configure Koha, move to the Koha installation directory by running the following command:

cd /srv/www/htdocs/koha-<version>/

Replace <version> with the version number you downloaded.

Run the following command to configure Koha:

sudo ./configure

This will guide you through the configuration process. Make sure to enter the correct information for your server, database, and other settings.

Step 7: Install Koha

Finally, run the following command to install Koha:

sudo make install

This will install Koha on your OpenSUSE system.

Step 8: Start Apache and MySQL

To start Apache and MySQL services, run the following commands in your terminal:

sudo systemctl start apache2 sudo systemctl start mariadb

Step 9: Access Koha web interface

Open your web browser and go to the following URL:

http://localhost:8080

This will take you to the Koha web interface. Log in with the username koha_library and the password you entered during the configuration process.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Koha on OpenSUSE Latest operating system.