Issues with Installing EPrints on Ubuntu 24.04 - Revision history

Drn@ecs.soton.ac.uk at 08:36, 21 September 2025

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	==== Previous Issues ====		==== Previous Issues ====
	; MySQL root user cannot be used : This is now explained under EPrints' [[Getting Started]] instructions. as it is typical for most modern Linux operating systems.		; MySQL root user cannot be used : This is now explained under EPrints' [[Getting Started]] instructions. As it is typical for most modern Linux operating systems.

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2024-08-23T15:08:58Z

Previous Issues

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	==== Previous Issues ====		==== Previous Issues ====
	; MySQL root user cannot be used : This is now explained under EPrints' [[Getting Started]] instructions. as it is ~~typically~~ for most modern Linux operating systems.		; MySQL root user cannot be used : This is now explained under EPrints' [[Getting Started]] instructions. as it is typical for most modern Linux operating systems.

Drn@ecs.soton.ac.uk: /* libncurses5 no longer available */

2024-08-23T15:08:39Z

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	==== libncurses5 no longer available ====		==== libncurses5 no longer available ====
	<code>libncurses5</code> APT package dependency no longer exists in Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, install <code>libncurses6</code> instead.=		<code>libncurses5</code> APT package dependency no longer exists in Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, install <code>libncurses6</code> instead.

	==== Previous Issues ====		==== Previous Issues ====
	; MySQL root user cannot be used : This is now explained under EPrints' [[Getting Started]] instructions. as it is typically for most modern Linux operating systems.		; MySQL root user cannot be used : This is now explained under EPrints' [[Getting Started]] instructions. as it is typically for most modern Linux operating systems.

Drn@ecs.soton.ac.uk: Moved MySQL root user cannot be used to previous issues as this is now commonplace.

2024-08-23T10:27:42Z

Moved MySQL root user cannot be used to previous issues as this is now commonplace.

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	==== libncurses5 no longer available ====		==== libncurses5 no longer available ====
	<code>libncurses5</code> APT package dependency no longer exists in Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, install <code>libncurses6</code> instead.		<code>libncurses5</code> APT package dependency no longer exists in Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, install <code>libncurses6</code> instead.=

	==== ~~MySQL root user cannot be used~~ ====		==== Previous Issues ====
	~~On Ubuntu 24.04 LTS rather than prompting you to set a password for~~ MySQL ~~server when installing this as a dependency, it just installs it without. However, this means on the~~ root user ~~can login to MySQL to add a database. As "epadmin create" runs at the eprints user, this will not~~ be ~~able to create a database for~~ EPrints. ~~The get round this~~ as the root user connect to MySQL (just type "mysql" at the command line) and type the following two commands. You will want to set your own password (i.e. not 'changeme') , you may also want to restrict which databases the eprints user has control over. ~~If you know the "Archive ID" you are going to use.~~		; MySQL root user cannot be used : This is now explained under EPrints' [[Getting Started]] instructions. as it is typically for most modern Linux operating systems.
	~~CREATE USER 'eprints'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED by 'changeme';~~
	~~GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON . TO 'eprints'@'localhost' WITH GRANT OPTION;~~

Drn@ecs.soton.ac.uk at 10:10, 23 August 2024

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	==== libncurses5 no longer available ====		==== libncurses5 no longer available ====
	<code>libncurses5</code> APT package dependency no longer exists in Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, install <code>libncurses6</code> instead.		<code>libncurses5</code> APT package dependency no longer exists in Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, install <code>libncurses6</code> instead.

	==== MySQL root user cannot be used ====		==== MySQL root user cannot be used ====
	On Ubuntu 22.04 LTS rather than prompting you to set a password for MySQL server when installing this as a dependency, it just installs it without. However, this means on the root user can login to MySQL to add a database. As "epadmin create" runs at the eprints user, this will not be able to create a database for EPrints. The get round this as the root user connect to MySQL (just type "mysql" at the command line) and type the following two commands. You will want to set your own password (i.e. not 'changeme') , you may also want to restrict which databases the eprints user has control over. If you know the "Archive ID" you are going to use.		On Ubuntu 24.04 LTS rather than prompting you to set a password for MySQL server when installing this as a dependency, it just installs it without. However, this means on the root user can login to MySQL to add a database. As "epadmin create" runs at the eprints user, this will not be able to create a database for EPrints. The get round this as the root user connect to MySQL (just type "mysql" at the command line) and type the following two commands. You will want to set your own password (i.e. not 'changeme') , you may also want to restrict which databases the eprints user has control over. If you know the "Archive ID" you are going to use.
	CREATE USER 'eprints'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED by 'changeme';		CREATE USER 'eprints'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED by 'changeme';
	GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON . TO 'eprints'@'localhost' WITH GRANT OPTION;		GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON . TO 'eprints'@'localhost' WITH GRANT OPTION;

Drn@ecs.soton.ac.uk: Added issues with Ubuntu 24.04 page

2024-08-23T10:09:28Z

Added issues with Ubuntu 24.04 page

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'''N.B. It is assumed that you are installing the [[:Category:Eprints3.4 | latest version of 3.4]]. Earlier versions may have issues not listed here.'''

==== libncurses5 no longer available ====
<code>libncurses5</code> APT package dependency no longer exists in Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, install <code>libncurses6</code> instead.

==== MySQL root user cannot be used ====
On Ubuntu 22.04 LTS rather than prompting you to set a password for MySQL server when installing this as a dependency, it just installs it without. However, this means on the root user can login to MySQL to add a database. As "epadmin create" runs at the eprints user, this will not be able to create a database for EPrints. The get round this as the root user connect to MySQL (just type "mysql" at the command line) and type the following two commands. You will want to set your own password (i.e. not 'changeme') , you may also want to restrict which databases the eprints user has control over. If you know the "Archive ID" you are going to use.
CREATE USER 'eprints'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED by 'changeme';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO 'eprints'@'localhost' WITH GRANT OPTION;