--- doc/build/suse11.4_install.frag 2011/04/03 14:27:31 1.1 +++ doc/build/suse11.4_install.frag 2011/11/26 20:48:03 1.2 @@ -52,11 +52,10 @@ DHCP is not supported.
Installing SuSE 11.4 is quite easy if you've installed Linux products
-before. Some documentation is available from
-
-http://en.opensuse.org/INSTALL_Local for installations from DVD and
-http://en.opensuse.org/INSTALL_Internet for installations via the network, booting from the mini.iso CD.
-Most of the subsequent installation screens are self explanatory.
+before. Some documentation is available from the
+
+Installation Quick Start guide.
+Most of the installation screens are self explanatory.
There are a few steps that require comment and are dealt with below.
After finishing the online update, the system should reboot, and @@ -129,20 +125,27 @@ You will need to confirm that you wish t
yast -i LONCAPA-prerequisites
-This may take a moment due to LON-CAPA's large number of dependencies. +This may take some minutes due to LON-CAPA's large number of dependencies. +
+After Apache has been installed use yast to configure the Firewall to open port 80 for http (and port 443 for https, if you plan to use Apache with SSL). +
Retrieve the LON-CAPA setup with the following command:
-wget http://install.loncapa.org/versions/suse/11.4/suse11.4_install.tar +wget http://install.loncapa.org/linux/install.tar
Extract the archive with the following command:
-tar xf suse11.4_install.tar +tar xf install.tar
This creates a directory named installation. Change to it and @@ -153,7 +156,26 @@ cd installation ./install.pl
-This script will prompt you for the MySQL root password and will download the latest LON-CAPA release. +The script is used to prepare a Linux system to run LON-CAPA, and can also be +used to check the configuration of a system on which LON-CAPA has already been installed. Typically, though, you will run this script only once, when you first install LON-CAPA. +
++The script will analyze your system to determine which actions are recommended. The script will then prompt you to choose the actions you would like taken. +Once a choice has been entered for all nine possible actions, required changes will be made. +
+The possible actions are: +
@@ -191,7 +213,7 @@ for it to function at all. Below is a l To configure and install LON-CAPA, execute the following commands:
-cd /root/loncapa-N.N (N.N should correspond to a version number like '2.9.0') +cd /root/loncapa-X.Y.Z (X.Y.Z should correspond to a version number like '2.10.0') ./UPDATE
@@ -204,15 +226,13 @@ in the previous section. You will need at least one user at your site who has the role of 'domain coordinator'. This user creates accounts for other users and grants them additional privileges. The make_domain_coordinator.pl script -invoked below requires that you enter the users password. The password will -show in plaintext as you type it. Feel free to use the "passwd username" -command to change it later. Replace USERNAME and DOMAIN with an -appropriate user name and your domain. +invoked below requires that you enter the user's password. +Feel free to use the "passwd username" command to change it later. +Replace USERNAME and DOMAIN with an appropriate user name and your domain.
-cd /root/loncapa-N.N/loncom/build +cd /root/loncapa-X.Y.Z/loncom/build perl make_domain_coordinator.pl USERNAME DOMAIN -(WILL PROMPT FOR PASSWORD HERE)