--- doc/build/fedora_install.frag 2004/05/21 13:04:43 1.4 +++ doc/build/fedora_install.frag 2004/06/01 21:23:02 1.5 @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ -
This document guides you through the process of setting up a new LON-CAPA -server running Fedora Linux. The computer will be configured solely as +server running Fedora Core 2 (FC2). The computer will be configured solely as a LON-CAPA server and will be expected to have no other services running on it.
@@ -97,10 +97,10 @@ There are a few sections that require co
+First, we need to make sure the web server and mod_perl have not been +installed. Use the following commands to remove them if they exist: +
+
+rpm -e `rpm -q -a | grep httpd` +rpm -e `rpm -q -a | grep mod_perl` ++
+If the above commands returns no output (the usual indicator of success), or an +error message 'rpm: no packages given for erase' (meaning there were no +packages that contain httpd or mod_perl), you are good to go.
-The quick instructions are: +To install the many LON-CAPA dependencies, execute the following commands:
cd installation @@ -165,10 +179,14 @@ cd .. Administering LON-CAPA machines does not yet mean becoming a database administrator.
-cd /root/loncapa-N.N (N.N should correspond to a version number like '1.1') +cd /root/loncapa-N.N (N.N should correspond to a version number like '1.2') ./UPDATE
@@ -258,7 +276,12 @@ will be appearant at this step. /etc/init.d/loncontrol start /etc/init.d/httpd start - +
+If you receive warnings when starting the httpd about missing perl modules, +please make sure you followed the instructions in +Installing LON-CAPA Dependencies. If you still have errors, please +contact the LON-CAPA development team. +
Point a web browser at your new machine and log in as the domain