Installing EPrints on NixOS Latest

EPrints is an open-source digital repository software platform that can be used to build an online archive for research material or institutional collections. This tutorial will guide you through the installation process of EPrints on NixOS Latest.

Step 1: Preparation

Before starting the installation process, you need to ensure that your system is up-to-date. You can update your system by running the following command in your terminal:

sudo nixos-rebuild switch

Step 2: Installing EPrints Dependency Packages

EPrints requires several dependency packages to be installed on your machine. You can install them using the following command:

sudo nix-env -i perl perlPackages.DB_File perlPackages.CSS-Minifier-XS perlPackages.Template-Toolkit perlPackages.DBD-mysql mysql

Step 3: Download and Configure EPrints

You can download the latest version of EPrints from the official EPrints website [https://www.eprints.org/]. Once you have downloaded the package, extract it to a directory of your choice.

tar -xzf eprints-3.4.1.tar.gz
cd eprints-3.4.1

The next step is to configure your EPrints installation.

sudo ./configure

You will be prompted with some configuration questions. Select the options according to your requirements.

Step 4: Build and Install EPrints

Once the configuration is complete, run the following command to build and install EPrints:

sudo make install

The EPrints software will be installed in the /opt/eprints3/ directory.

Step 5: Configure and Start EPrints

Now it's time to configure EPrints for your specific needs. You can configure EPrints using the eprints.cfg file, which is located in the /opt/eprints3/archives/ directory.

sudo nano /opt/eprints3/archives/eprints/myarchive/cfg/cfg.d/eprints.cfg

Make the necessary changes to the eprints.cfg file based on your preferences.

Once the configuration is done, run the following command to start EPrints:

sudo /etc/init.d/eprints start

Verify that Eprints is running correctly by accessing the following URL in your web browser:

http://localhost:8080/

Congratulations, you have successfully installed EPrints on NixOS Latest!