Installing DSpace 1.7 on Ubuntu 10.10

#### Install the server stack (Tomcat, Postgres)
sudo apt-get install tasksel
sudo tasksel
Ensure the following packages are selected.
* LAMP server
* PostgreSQL database
* Tomcat Java server
#### Switch to using Sun/Oracle Java for better performance
## Enable the Canonical Partners repository. This can be done in the GUI by going to Software Sources.
sudo vi /etc/apt/sources.list
## Uncomment the line: deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu maverick partner
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jdk sun-java6-plugin
sudo update-java-alternatives -l
## java-6-openjdk 1061 /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-openjdk
## java-6-sun 63 /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun
sudo update-java-alternatives -s java-6-sun
#### Install the Compile / Build tools
sudo apt-get install ant maven2
#### Create the database user and db
sudo su postgres
createuser -U postgres -d -A -P dspace
exit
# Edit pg_hba.conf to allow the dspace user to login
sudo vi /etc/postgresql/8.4/main/pg_hba.conf
# Add the following line: local   all         dspace                            md5
sudo service postgresql restart
createdb -U dspace -E UNICODE dspace
#### Configure Tomcat to know about the DSpace webapps.
sudo vi /etc/tomcat6/server.xml
## Insert the following chunk of text just above the closing </Host> <!- Define a new context path for all DSpace web apps  -> <Context path="/xmlui"  docBase="/dspace/webapps/xmlui" allowLinking="true"/> <Context path="/sword"  docBase="/dspace/webapps/sword" allowLinking="true"/> <Context path="/oai"    docBase="/dspace/webapps/oai"   allowLinking="true"/> <Context path="/jspui"  docBase="/dspace/webapps/jspui" allowLinking="true"/> <Context path="/lni"    docBase="/dspace/webapps/lni"   allowLinking="true"/> <Context path="/solr"   docBase="/dspace/webapps/solr"  allowLinking="true"/>
#### Create the [dspace] directory. Default is /dspace
sudo mkdir /dspace
#### Download the source release
wget http://sourceforge.net/projects/dspace/files/DSpace%20Stable/1.7.0/dspace-1.7.0-src-release.tar.bz2
tar -xvjf dspace-1.7.0-src-release.tar.bz2
#### Compile and Build DSpace
cd dspace-1.7.0-src-release
mvn -U package
cd dspace/target/dspace-1.7.0-build.dir
sudo ant fresh_install
#### Fix tomcat permissions, and restart the server
sudo chown tomcat6:tomcat6 /dspace -R
sudo service tomcat restart
#### Done, test it out in your browser
#### Install the server stack (Tomcat, Postgres)

sudo apt-get install tasksel

sudo tasksel

Ensure the following packages are selected.

* LAMP server

* PostgreSQL database

* Tomcat Java server

#### Switch to using Sun/Oracle Java for better performance

## Enable the Canonical Partners repository. This can be done in the GUI by going to Software Sources.

sudo vi /etc/apt/sources.list

## Uncomment the line: deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu maverick partner

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jdk sun-java6-plugin

sudo update-java-alternatives -l

## java-6-openjdk 1061 /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-openjdk

## java-6-sun 63 /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun

sudo update-java-alternatives -s java-6-sun

#### Install the Compile / Build tools

sudo apt-get install ant maven2

#### Create the database user and db

sudo su postgres

createuser -U postgres -d -A -P dspace

exit

# Edit pg_hba.conf to allow the dspace user to login

sudo vi /etc/postgresql/8.4/main/pg_hba.conf

# Add the following line: local   all         dspace                            md5

sudo service postgresql restart

createdb -U dspace -E UNICODE dspace

#### Configure Tomcat to know about the DSpace webapps.

sudo vi /etc/tomcat6/server.xml

## Insert the following chunk of text just above the closing </Host>

<!- Define a new context path for all DSpace web apps  ->

<Context path="/xmlui"  docBase="/dspace/webapps/xmlui" allowLinking="true"/>

<Context path="/sword"  docBase="/dspace/webapps/sword" allowLinking="true"/>

<Context path="/oai"    docBase="/dspace/webapps/oai"   allowLinking="true"/>

<Context path="/jspui"  docBase="/dspace/webapps/jspui" allowLinking="true"/>

<Context path="/lni"    docBase="/dspace/webapps/lni"   allowLinking="true"/>

<Context path="/solr"   docBase="/dspace/webapps/solr"  allowLinking="true"/>

#### Create the [dspace] directory. Default is /dspace

sudo mkdir /dspace

#### Download the source release

wget http://sourceforge.net/projects/dspace/files/DSpace%20Stable/1.7.0/dspace-1.7.0-src-release.tar.bz2

tar -xvjf dspace-1.7.0-src-release.tar.bz2

#### Compile and Build DSpace

cd dspace-1.7.0-src-release

mvn -U package

cd dspace/target/dspace-1.7.0-build.dir

sudo ant fresh_install

#### Fix tomcat permissions, and restart the server

sudo chown tomcat6:tomcat6 /dspace -R

sudo service tomcat restart

#### Done, test it out in your browser