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OpenACS requires, at a minimum, an operating system, database, and webserver. Many additional programs, such as a Mail Transport Agent and source control system, are also needed for a fully effective instance. -
OpenACS 5.0.0.�The OpenACS tarball comprises the core packages and +
Table�2.2.�Version Compatibility Matrix
| OpenACS Version | 3.2.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6.1 | 4.6.2 | 4.6.3 | 5.0.0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AOLserver | 3 | Yes | No | |||||
| 3.3+ad13 | Maybe | Yes | ||||||
| 3.3oacs1 | Maybe | Yes | ||||||
| 3.4.2 | No | |||||||
| 3.4.2oacs1 | Maybe | Yes | Maybe | |||||
| 3.5.5 | Maybe | Yes | No | |||||
| 4.0 | Maybe | Yes | ||||||
| PostgreSQL | 7.0 | Yes | No | |||||
| 7.2.x | � | Yes | No | |||||
| 7.3.2 - 7.3.4 | No | Yes | ||||||
| 7.4 | No | Maybe | ||||||
| Oracle | 8.1.6 | Maybe | Yes | |||||
| 8.1.7 | Maybe | Yes | ||||||
| 9i | No | Yes | ||||||
OpenACS 5.0.0.�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 and Oracle.
Operating System.�OpenACS is designed for a Unix-like system. It is Index: openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/install-steps.html =================================================================== RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/install-steps.html,v diff -u -r1.6.2.10 -r1.6.2.11 --- openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/install-steps.html 21 Jan 2004 18:36:16 -0000 1.6.2.10 +++ openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/install-steps.html 24 Jan 2004 11:07:45 -0000 1.6.2.11 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -
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The basic steps for getting OpenACS installed are:
Install an OS and supporting software (see Install a Unix-like OS or Appendix�A, Install Red Hat 8/9 for more details).
Install a database (see Install Oracle or Install PostgreSQL).
Install AOLserver (see Install AOLserver 3.3oacs1).
Create a unique database and system user. @@ -16,13 +16,9 @@ requirements:
128MB RAM (much more if you want Oracle)
1GB free space on your hard drive (much more if you want Oracle)
A Unix-like operating system with Tcl, tDOM, and a mail transport agent like sendmail or qmail. (see the section called “Prerequisite Software”)
- All of the software that you will need is free and open-source, + All of the software mentioned is free and open-source, except for Oracle. You can obtain a free copy of Oracle for development purposes. This is described in the Acquire Oracle section. -
Table�2.1.�Version Compatibility Matrix
| OpenACS Version | 3.2.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6.1 | 4.6.2 | 4.6.3 | 5.0.0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AOLserver | 3 | Verified | No | |||||
| 3.3+ad13 | Untested | Verified | ||||||
| 3.3oacs1 | Untested | Verified | ||||||
| 3.4.2 | No | |||||||
| 3.4.2oacs1 | Untested | Verified | Untested | |||||
| 3.5.5 | Untested | Verified | No | |||||
| 4.0 | Untested | Verified | ||||||
| PostgreSQL | 7.0 | Verified | No | |||||
| 7.2.x | � | Verified | No | |||||
| 7.3.2 - 7.3.4 | No | Verified | ||||||
| 7.4 | No | Untested | ||||||
| Oracle | 8.1.6 | � | Verified | |||||
| 8.1.7 | � | Verified | ||||||
| 9i | No | Untested | ||||||
- At the time of writing AOLserver 4.0 has been tested with OpenACS and works but has not been used in - production. OpenACS 5.0.0 installs successfully on PostgreSQL 7.4 and Oracle 9i but not all packages - outside core have been tested.
This is text you will see on screen, such as a or link in a radio button list or menu.
This is text that you will type.
This is text from a program or file which you may need to @@ -38,10 +34,10 @@ DROP DATABASE [service0 aolserver]$ createdb service0 CREATE DATABASE -
su - service0
+su - service0
svc -d /service/service0
dropdb service0
-createdb service0Table�2.2.�Default directories for a standard install