OpenACS/.LRN for Ubuntu

Getting started

Please, review the section on supported distributions first. Currently, the core packages (openacs, dotlrn) are included into the Universe Ubuntu repository.

Release packages for Ubuntu 10.04 and Further

1. Run:
    

   apt-get update

2. (optional) Provide for a PostgreSQL environment: If you don't have a PostgreSQL installation at hand, provide one. You do not need to care about setting up a concrete data base. This is automatically done by the openacs and dotlrn post-install instructions.

    

   apt-get install postgresql
   

   If you run a remote PostgreSQL instance, remember to allow for access of the PostgreSQL Administrator (postgres) and the openacs/dotlrn user from the machine hosting your OpenACS/.LRN installation.
    
3. Install the core packages and follow the on-screen instructions:
    

   # OpenACS
   apt-get install openacs

   ... or ...
    

   # .LRN
   apt-get install dotlrn 
    

After Install

1. (optional) To change IP address and port of the instance, please edit the file:
    

   # OpenACS
   /etc/openacs/openacs.sh
   
   # dotLRN
   /etc/dotlrn/dotlrn.sh
   
   
   

2. (optional) To control the instance using daemontools, please install the daemontools ubuntu packages and follow the instructions on the file:

    
   # OpenACS
   /usr/share/doc/openacs/README.daemontools
   
   # dotLRN
   /usr/share/doc/dotlrn/README.daemontools
    

People

Active contributors

• Héctor Romojaro 
• Stefan Sobernig
• Avni M. Khatri
• Carl R. Blesius

Packages status

Packages maintained by Debian Tcl/Tk Maintainers

• tcl8.4
• aolserver4
• tcllib
• tclthread

Packages co-maintained by OCT & Debian Tcl/Tk Maintainers

• xotcl
• tdom

Community packages maintained by OCT

• openacs
• dotlrn

Prodding

Please, for getting in contact and reporting issues, consider ...

• ... posting to the OpenACS developer forum, or
• ... mailing to ubuntu_at_openacs.org