User manual

Table of Contents
Preface 1
Chapter 1: Installing the Software Stack
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An orientation to Koha's installation 7
Koha's architecture 8
What do we need to install?
8
Installation tools
8
Package manager
9
Make utility
9
CPAN shell
9
Git
9
Choosing between Linux Perl packages and CPAN modules
10
Choosing a Linux distribution
Getting help -Koha's community resources
10
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Preparing for installation
11
Server prerequisites
11
Downloading Koha and switching to a branch
11
Cloning Koha
11
Checking out a branch
12
Preparing a list of installation packages
System packages
Perl modules
Debian /Ubuntu package lists
12
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Setting up repositories or sources
14
Configuring the CPAN shell
15
Installing Koha's software stack
16
Installing packages using the package manager
16
Installing packages from the Linux prompt
16
Installing packages using shell scripts
16