Installing DSpace on POP! OS Latest

DSpace is a digital asset management system used by academic and research institutions to preserve and share their scholarly content. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install DSpace on POP! OS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation, ensure that your system meets the following requirements:

POP! OS Latest installed on your system
Java Development Kit (JDK) 11 or later
Apache Maven installed on your system.

Part 1: Installing JDK

Run the following command to install JDK on your system:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install default-jdk

Verify the installation by running the following command:

java --version

You should see the following output:

openjdk version "11.0.11" 2021-04-20
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 11.0.11+9-Ubuntu-0ubuntu1.20.04)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 11.0.11+9-Ubuntu-0ubuntu1.20.04, mixed mode, sharing)

Part 2: Installing Apache Maven

Run the following command to install Apache Maven:

sudo apt-get install maven

Verify the installation by running the following command:

mvn --version

You should see the following output:

Apache Maven 3.6.3
Maven home: /usr/share/maven
Java version: 11.0.11, vendor: Ubuntu, runtime: /usr/lib/jvm/java-11-openjdk-amd64
Default locale: en_US, platform encoding: UTF-8
OS name: "linux", version: "5.11.0-1020-oracle", arch: "amd64", family: "unix"

Part 3: Downloading and Installing DSpace

Follow the steps below to download and install DSpace:

Download the latest stable version of DSpace from the DSpace website.
Extract the downloaded file to a directory of your choice.
```
tar xzf dspace-6.3.tar.gz
```
Change the directory to the extracted DSpace directory.
```
cd dspace-6.3
```
Compile and install the DSpace source code.
```
mvn package
```
This process may take a while to complete depending on your system's speed.

Install DSpace on your system.

sudo mv dspace-installer/target/dspace-installer-6.3.tar.gz /opt/
sudo tar xzf /opt/dspace-installer-6.3.tar.gz -C /opt/

Follow the DSpace installation wizard prompts to configure your DSpace instance.

cd /opt/dspace-6.3-src-release/dspace/target/dspace-installer/
sudo ./dspace-init.sh

Once the installation is complete, start the DSpace web application.
```
sudo systemctl start tomcat
```
You should now be able to access the DSpace web application by opening your web browser and visiting http://localhost:8080/xmlui/.

Conclusion

That's it! You have successfully installed DSpace on POP! OS Latest, and now you can begin using it to manage your digital assets.