How to Install I Librarian on POP! OS Latest

I Librarian is a powerful open-source tool that can help you organize, manage, and share your research material effectively. It offers a wide range of features to manage and organize your research libraries, including PDF management, metadata extraction, and reference management. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing I Librarian on your POP! OS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before starting with the installation process, you need to make sure that your system meets the following requirements:

  • Latest version of POP! OS
  • A user with sudo privilege
  • An internet connection

If you have met the above prerequisites, you can proceed with the installation process.

Step 1: Install Required Dependencies

The first step is to install some required dependencies. These dependencies will help run I Librarian smoothly on your system. You can install them using the following command in the terminal:

sudo apt-get install apache2 php php-gd php-mysql php-curl php-mbstring ghostscript poppler-utils antiword unrtf catdoc libimage-exiftool-perl libav-tools libimage-info-perl libextutils-cbuilder-perl libextutils-depends-perl libyaml-libyaml-perl libfile-copy-recursive-perl libdbd-mysql-perl libtemplate-perl libjson-perl libjson-xs-perl libdatetime-perl libdatetime-format-builder-perl libdatetime-format-strptime-perl libmojolicious-perl build-essential libssl-dev libexpat1-dev libxml2-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev zlib1g-dev

This command will install all the necessary packages on your system.

Step 2: Download I Librarian

Once all the dependencies are installed, you need to download the latest version of I Librarian from the official website at https://i-librarian.net/download.

You can use the wget command to download the package directly from the command line in the terminal:

sudo wget https://i-librarian.net/downloads/i-librarian_5.0.10.zip

Step 3: Extract the Package

After downloading the package, extract it into the /var/www/html/ directory by running the following command.

sudo unzip i-librarian_5.0.10.zip -d /var/www/html/

This command will extract the I Librarian package into the /var/www/html/i-librarian folder.

Step 4: Set Permissions and Ownership

After extracting the package, you need to set the proper permissions and ownership to the /var/www/html/i-librarian folder. You can do this by running the following commands:

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/i-librarian
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/i-librarian

These commands will set the proper permissions and ownership to the i-librarian folder.

Step 5: Configure Apache

The next step is to configure Apache to serve I Librarian. You can do this by creating an Apache configuration file for i-librarian:

sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/i-librarian.conf

Once the file is open in the editor, copy and paste the following code:

<VirtualHost *:80>
     ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost
     DocumentRoot /var/www/html/i-librarian/
     ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
     CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Save the configuration file and exit the editor.

Step 6: Enable the Site and Restart Apache

The final step is to enable the site and restart Apache to implement the changes. You can do this by running the following commands:

sudo a2ensite i-librarian.conf
sudo systemctl restart apache2

This command will enable the i-librarian site and restart Apache.

Step 7: Access I Librarian from Web Browser

The installation process is now complete. You can access I Librarian by opening a web browser and entering the URL http://localhost/i-librarian/

You will be asked to provide MySQL server details of username, password, and database. Fill in the appropriate details to create the database.

That's it! You have successfully installed I Librarian on your POP! OS Latest.