Koha/Install

Source Code

Grab the Koha source:

git clone git://git.koha.org/pub/scm/koha.git

I thought it had PostgreSQL support, but looks like that development effort died off. MySQL. Bleargh.

Install Dependencies

Zebra Z39.50 Support (Optional)

Add the Zebra apt repository:

deb     http://ftp.indexdata.dk/debian indexdata/lenny released 
deb-src http://ftp.indexdata.dk/debian indexdata/lenny released

And the magic key incantation:

wget -q http://ftp.indexdata.dk/debian/indexdata.asc -O- | sudo apt-key add -

Install Zebra stuff:

sudo apt-get install yaz idzebra-2.0

Perl Dependencies

sudo apt-get install libalgorithm-checkdigits-perl libbiblio-endnotestyle-perl \
libcgi-session-perl libclass-accessor-perl libclass-factory-util-perl \
libdata-ical-perl libdate-calc-perl libdate-ical-perl libdate-manip-perl \
libdatetime-format-mail-perl libdatetime-format-strptime-perl \
libdatetime-format-w3cdtf-perl libdatetime-locale-perl libdatetime-perl \
libdatetime-timezone-perl libdbd-mysql-perl libdbi-perl libgd-barcode-perl \
libhtml-template-pro-perl libimage-magick-perl liblingua-ispell-perl \
liblingua-stem-perl liblist-moreutils-perl liblocale-gettext-perl \
liblocale-po-perl libmail-sendmail-perl libmarc-charset-perl \
libmarc-crosswalk-dublincore-perl libmarc-record-perl libmarc-xml-perl \
libmime-lite-perl libnet-ldap-perl libnet-z3950-zoom-perl libpdf-api2-perl \
libpdf-reuse-barcode-perl libpdf-reuse-perl libpoe-perl libschedule-at-perl \
libtext-charwidth-perl libtext-csv-perl libtext-csv-xs-perl libtext-iconv-perl \
libtext-wrapi18n-perl libtimedate-perl libtime-duration-perl \
libtime-format-perl libunix-syslog-perl libxml-dom-perl libxml-dumper-perl \
libxml-libxml-perl libxml-libxslt-perl libxml-namespacesupport-perl \
libxml-parser-perl libxml-perl libxml-regexp-perl libxml-rss-perl \
libxml-sax-perl libxml-simple-perl libxml-xslt-perl libyaml-syck-perl \
libhtml-scrubber-perl

And from CPAN:

perl -MCPAN -e 'install Algorithm::CheckDigits::M43_001'
perl -MCPAN -e 'install GD::Barcode::UPCE'
perl -MCPAN -e 'install MARC::File::XML'

Note that in Ubuntu 8.10, Algorithm::CheckDigits::M43_001, GD::Barcode::UPCE and MARC::File::XML are included in libalgorithm-checkdigits-perl, libgd-barcode-perl and libmarc-xml-perl respectively.
DBD::mysql needs to be 4.004 or higher to handle UTF8 correctly.
MARC::File::XML does not work with Perl 5.10, therefore the whole shebang probably requires downgrading Perl to 5.8
The Perl XML SAX Parser needs to be the libXML SAX Parser, not PurePerl or Expat, which are both rubbish. The following command should report XML::LibXML::SAX::Parser. If it reports XML::SAX::Expat, you need to edit /etc/perl/XML/SAX/ParserDetails.ini

misc/sax_parser_print.pl

Configure UTF8 Locale

Make sure the OS, Apache, and MySQL are all set to locale UTF8.

Apache 2: Edit /etc/apache2/conf.d/charset:

AddDefaultCharset UTF-8

MySQL: Edit /etc/mysql/my.cnf:

init-connect = 'SET NAMES utf8'
default-character-set=utf8
character-set-server=utf8
character_set_client=utf8
collation-server=utf8_general_ci
skip-character-set-client-handshake # because none of the above settings actually work

Set Up Database

In MySQL as root:

CREATE DATABASE koha DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON koha.* TO 'kohaadmin'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'whatever';
GRANT SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE ON koha.* TO 'koha'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'whatever';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

Install Koha

From the code checkout, execute the following:

perl Makefile.PL
   (answer questions)
make
make test
sudo make install

Create an Apache Configuration

sudo ln -s /etc/koha/koha-httpd.conf /etc/apache2/sites-available/koha
sudo a2enmod rewrite
sudo a2ensite koha
sudo apache2ctl restart

Use etc/koha/koha-httpd.conf as a guide, or even make a symbolic link to /etc/apache2/sites-available/koha. Apache also needs to listen on 8080, so add Listen 8080 to /etc/apache2/ports.conf.

Setup Zebra

Optional: Manually set up zebra as a daemon. FFS.

Start up Koha

Point browser at http://localhost:8080/ and go through the tedious set up process...

Conclusion

FAIL.: Too complicated.