Index: openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/xml/install-guide/software.xml
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/xml/install-guide/software.xml,v
diff -u -r1.1.2.3 -r1.1.2.4
--- openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/xml/install-guide/software.xml 19 Apr 2003 20:42:59 -0000 1.1.2.3
+++ openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/xml/install-guide/software.xml 4 May 2003 06:30:46 -0000 1.1.2.4
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@
programs, such as a Mail Transport Agent and source control
system, are also needed for a fully effective instance.
-
Individual Programs
- OpenACS &version;
+ OpenACS &version;
The OpenACS tarball comprises the core packages and
many useful additional packages. This includes a full set
of documentation. The tarball works with both PostGreSQL
@@ -49,25 +50,24 @@
-
- Operating System
- OpenACS is designed for a Unix-like system. It is
+
+ Operating System
+ OpenACS is designed for a Unix-like system. It is
developed primarily in Linux. It can be run on Mac OS X,
and in Windows within VMWare.
-
-
-
-
-
- Linux
- . The installation assumes a linux kernel of 2.2.22 or newer, or 2.4.14 or newer.
-
-
-
-
+
+
+
+
+
+ Linux
+ . The installation assumes a linux kernel of 2.2.22 or newer, or 2.4.14 or newer.
+
+
+
+
FreeBSD
- FreeBSD
+ FreeBSD
guide. The Reference Platform uses bash, which is the
standard Linux shell. If you are using a different
shell, you will need to substitute your shell's
@@ -78,13 +78,13 @@
Mac OS X
-
+
Windows/VMWare
- The only
+ The only
way to run OpenACS on Windows is through the VMWare
emulator. (Please let me know if you have OpenACS
running directly in Windows.)
@@ -150,11 +150,11 @@
queries in XML files, so we use an AOLserver module called
nsxml to parse these files. libxml2-devel is required to
compile nsxml. Libxml2 is available from http://xmlsoft.org). On Debian,
+ url="http://xmlsoft.org">http://xmlsoft.org). On Debian,
this can be installed by doing apt-get install
libxml2-dev. Users of other distributions can
download rpms from rpmfind.net.
+ url="http://rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html/search.php?query=libxml2">rpmfind.net.
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@
database, sends out HTTP responses, and logs requests and
errors. OpenACS uses AOLserver; some people have had success
running Apache with mod_nsd - see this
+ url="http://openacs.org/forums/message-view?message_id=21461">this
post.
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@
AOLserver 3.3oacs1, REQUIRED
+ url="http://uptime.openacs.org/aolserver-openacs/aolserver3.3oacs1.tar.gz">AOLserver 3.3oacs1, REQUIRED
Mat Kovach's source distribution of AOLserver, including all of the patches listed below.
@@ -193,8 +193,7 @@
- AOLserver is available at aolserver.com
+ AOLserver is available at aolserver.com
@@ -218,7 +217,7 @@
nsxml is available at http://acs-misc.sourceforge.net.
+ url="http://acs-misc.sourceforge.net/dl/nsxml.tgz">http://acs-misc.sourceforge.net.
@@ -235,7 +234,8 @@
The patch that makes AOLserver respect the
- -g flag is available at -g flag is available at
+ sourceforge.net
@@ -253,7 +253,8 @@
- nsopenssl 2.1, OPTIONAL
+ nsopenssl 2.1, OPTIONAL
Provides SSL capabilities for AOLserver. It requires
OpenSSL. You need this if you want users to make
secure (https) connections to your webserver.
@@ -270,23 +271,16 @@
- Analog 5.31, OPTIONAL
+ Analog 5.31, OPTIONAL
This program examines web server request logs, looks up
DNS values, and produces a report. You need this if you
want to see how much traffic your site is getting.
-
-
- Analog configuration file, OPTIONAL
- This file is an Analog configuration file set up for a standard
- OpenACS installation. You need this file if you are using
- Analog.
-
-
-
+
Database
The data on your site (for example, user names and passwords,
@@ -297,9 +291,9 @@
Oracle 8.1.7. While you can run the core OpenACS on any
supported database, not all contributed packages support all
databases.
-
-
-
+
+
+
Oracle 8.1.7 (Either this or PostGreSQL is REQUIRED)
@@ -311,17 +305,18 @@
- PostGreSQL 7.2.3 (Either this or Oracle is REQUIRED)
+ PostGreSQL 7.2.3 (Either this or Oracle is REQUIRED)
You need this if you want to use a PostGreSQL database.
PostGreSQL 7.3 is not backwards-compatible, and OpenACS
does not yet support it. If you are not in the United
- States, select a closer mirror
+ States, select a closer mirror
- PostgreSQL Init script Version 1, OPTIONAL
+ PostgreSQL Init script Version 1, OPTIONAL
A script for automating the starting and stopping of
postgresql, for Unix-like environments that support
System V-style scripts. (Most Linux flavors, including
@@ -350,17 +345,6 @@
-
-
- AolServer
- restart permissions script version 1, OPTIONAL
- If you are running daemontools, you need this file to
- set the permissions of the control files for new OpenACS instances.
-
-
-
-
Mail Transport Agent
@@ -372,34 +356,17 @@
-
+
Qmail 1.03, OPTIONAL
- You need this if you want your webserver to send or
+ You need this (or a different Mail Transport
+ Agent) if you want your webserver to send and
receive email.
-
+
qmail startup script version 1, OPTIONAL
- This file is used to start qmail. You need this if
- you are running qmail.
-
-
-
-
- Qmail relay filter version 1, OPTIONAL
- This file is used to tell ucspi that SMTP connections from
- programs on the same computer (such as AOLserver) are
- allowed to relay mail to other computers. You need this
- file if you are running qmail.
-
-
-
-
- ucspi-tcp 0.88, OPTIONAL
This program listens for incoming TCP connections and
hands them to a program. We use it instead of inetd,
@@ -426,27 +393,29 @@
files. You can use any source control system; the Reference
Platform and the OpenACS.org repository (where you can
get patched and development code in between releases) use cvs.
-
-
-
-
- cvs 1.11.2, OPTIONAL
- cvs is included in most unix distributions. You
+
+
+
+
+ cvs 1.11.2, OPTIONAL
+ cvs is included in most unix distributions. You
need this if you want to track old versions of your
files, do controlled deployment of code from development
to production, or get or contribute development code from openacs.org.
-
+
+
+
-
+
($Id$)
+ Local Variables:
+ sgml-parent-document: ("../index.xml" "book" "part")
+ End:
+ -->