How to Install InvenioRDM on Void Linux

InvenioRDM is an open-source research data management platform developed by CERN. It can be used to manage and share research data, publications, and other research-related materials. Here's how you can install InvenioRDM on Void Linux.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure you have the following:

  • A Void Linux installation
  • sudo privileges or root access
  • Git installed

Installation

  1. Start by updating the system package database:
sudo xbps-install -S
  1. Install the required packages:
sudo xbps-install -Sy  gcc musl-dev libxml2 libxml2-dev libxslt libxslt-dev libffi libffi-dev python3 python3-dev python3-setuptools python3-pip
  1. Clone the InvenioRDM source code repository from Github:
git clone https://github.com/inveniosoftware/invenio-app-rdm.git
  1. Change to the newly created directory:
cd invenio-app-rdm
  1. Create and activate a new virtual environment:
python3 -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate
  1. Upgrade pip and setuptools within the virtualenv:
pip install --upgrade pip setuptools
  1. Install the required Python dependencies:
pip install -r requirements.txt
  1. Initialize the InvenioRDM application:
pip install -e .
invenio-cli init
  1. You should now see a message stating that the application has been successfully initialized. You can proceed to run the application:
invenio-cli run
  1. Open your web browser and go to http://localhost:5000/. You should now see the InvenioRDM homepage.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed InvenioRDM on Void Linux. You can now start managing and sharing your research data.