Feature changed by: Andi Sugandi (andisugandi) Feature #308243, revision 4 Title: Add Koha to openSUSE Package Wishlist: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Glenn Doig (doiggl) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: - Add Koha to opensuse Education Distro please. Koha is a full-featured - open-source ILS. http://koha.org/ - Thanks + Adding Koha (package) to openSUSE will be awesome feature and + advantages so librarians can also have opportunity to use openSUSE + distributions. + Koha is a full-featured open-source ILS: http://koha-community.org , + http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koha_(software). -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/308243

Feature changed by: phanisvara das (phanisvara) Feature #308243, revision 7 Title: Add Koha to openSUSE Package Wishlist: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Andi Sugandi (andisugandi) Requested by: Glenn Doig (doiggl) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: Adding Koha (package) to openSUSE will be awesome feature and advantages so librarians can also have opportunity to use openSUSE distributions. Koha is a full-featured open-source ILS: http://koha-community.org (http://koha-community.org) , http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koha_ (software) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koha_(software)) . + Discussion: + #1: phanisvara das (phanisvara) (2012-04-21 06:23:32) + +1 KOHA is a bit messy to install from scratch with all it's + dependencies. for that reason i'm running debian on a server that might + be openSUSE instead. debian have KOHA in their repos for a long time, + and it's much easier to use & maintain than manually installing + everything via CPAN, etc. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/308243

Feature changed by: Lars Vogdt (lrupp) Feature #308243, revision 10 Title: Add Koha to openSUSE Package Wishlist: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Andi Sugandi (andisugandi) Requested by: Glenn Doig (doiggl) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: Adding Koha (package) to openSUSE will be awesome feature and advantages so librarians can also have opportunity to use openSUSE distributions. Koha is a full-featured open-source ILS: http://koha-community.org (http://koha-community.org) , http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koha_ (software) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koha_(software)) . Discussion: #1: phanisvara das (phanisvara) (2012-04-21 06:23:32) +1 KOHA is a bit messy to install from scratch with all it's dependencies. for that reason i'm running debian on a server that might be openSUSE instead. debian have KOHA in their repos for a long time, and it's much easier to use & maintain than manually installing everything via CPAN, etc. #2: Andi Sugandi (andisugandi) (2012-04-21 11:28:17) (reply to #1) I already figure out an easy install of Koha on openSUSE 12.1: http://andi.opensuse-id.org/2012/03/12/dependency-packages-for-koha-3-6-4-on... (http://andi.opensuse-id.org/2012/03/12/dependency-packages-for-koha-3-6-4-on...) So now there will be easier for maintainers to package Koha on OBS. + #3: Lars Vogdt (lrupp) (2012-04-26 00:41:10) + What about using the already available package + https://build.opensuse.org/package/show?package=koha&project=Education (https://build.opensuse.org/package/show?package=koha&project=Education) + as base for your experiments? + Simply login, create a branch of the package, do your changes to bring + that package into a good shape and submit your changes back. Everything + you need for this is described in the openSUSE wiki. + ...or, if you think you need some help: just start asking the packagers + who to help to improve the quality of that package. It might be that + they are answering direct questions. ;-) -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/308243

Feature changed by: Andi Sugandi (andisugandi) Feature #308243, revision 12 Title: Add Koha to openSUSE Package Wishlist: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Andi Sugandi (andisugandi) Requested by: Glenn Doig (doiggl) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: Adding Koha (package) to openSUSE will be awesome feature and advantages so librarians can also have opportunity to use openSUSE distributions. Koha is a full-featured open-source ILS: http://koha-community.org (http://koha-community.org) , http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koha_ (software) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koha_(software)) . Discussion: #1: phanisvara das (phanisvara) (2012-04-21 06:23:32) +1 KOHA is a bit messy to install from scratch with all it's dependencies. for that reason i'm running debian on a server that might be openSUSE instead. debian have KOHA in their repos for a long time, and it's much easier to use & maintain than manually installing everything via CPAN, etc. #2: Andi Sugandi (andisugandi) (2012-04-21 11:28:17) (reply to #1) I already figure out an easy install of Koha on openSUSE 12.1: http://andi.opensuse-id.org/2012/03/12/dependency-packages-for-koha-3-6-4-on... (http://andi.opensuse-id.org/2012/03/12/dependency-packages-for-koha-3-6-4-on...) So now there will be easier for maintainers to package Koha on OBS. #3: Lars Vogdt (lrupp) (2012-04-26 00:41:10) What about using the already available package https://build.opensuse.org/package/show?package=koha&project=Education (https://build.opensuse.org/package/show?package=koha&project=Education) as base for your experiments? Simply login, create a branch of the package, do your changes to bring that package into a good shape and submit your changes back. Everything you need for this is described in the openSUSE wiki. ...or, if you think you need some help: just start asking the packagers who to help to improve the quality of that package. It might be that they are answering direct questions. ;-) #4: Andi Sugandi (andisugandi) (2012-05-07 15:17:12) (reply to #3) Yes.. :) In my experience and told in the blog post (http://andi.opensuse-id.org/2012/03/12/dependency-packages-for-koha-3-6-4-on...) we still need perl-DBD-SQLite2 (http://software.opensuse.org/search?q=perl-DBD-SQLite2&baseproject=openSUSE:12.1 &lang=en&exclude_debug=true) and perl-PDF-API2-Simple (http://software.opensuse.org/search?q=perl-PDF-API2-Simple&baseproject=openSUSE:12.1 &lang=en&exclude_debug=true) packages for Koha 3.6.4 or 3.8 to get install. Unfortunately those two perl modules packages are not available yet on Open Build Service. I'm not familiar yet on building perl modules packages in OBS, so hopefully other contributors will do this task.. :) + #5: Andi Sugandi (andisugandi) (2012-05-11 06:56:41) (reply to #3) + Hi Lars Vogdt, + Awesome! Now there is only one package left (perl-DBD-SQLite2) for Koha + to get built on OBS.. :) + Thank you very much for providing perl-PDF-API2-Simple on OBS: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show?package=perl-PDF-API2-Simple&project=devel:languages:perl + (https://build.opensuse.org/package/show?package=perl-PDF-API2-Simple&project=devel:languages:perl) + Really exciting for getting involved on it. I also update the blog post about + it: http://andi.opensuse-id.org/2012/03/12/dependency-packages-for-koha-3-6-4-on... + Thanks. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/308243

Feature changed by: Andi Sugandi (andisugandi) Feature #308243, revision 14 Title: Add Koha to openSUSE Package Wishlist: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Andi Sugandi (andisugandi) Requested by: Glenn Doig (doiggl) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: Adding Koha (package) to openSUSE will be awesome feature and advantages so librarians can also have opportunity to use openSUSE distributions. Koha is a full-featured open-source ILS: http://koha-community.org (http://koha-community.org) , http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koha_ (software) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koha_(software)) . Discussion: #1: phanisvara das (phanisvara) (2012-04-21 06:23:32) +1 KOHA is a bit messy to install from scratch with all it's dependencies. for that reason i'm running debian on a server that might be openSUSE instead. debian have KOHA in their repos for a long time, and it's much easier to use & maintain than manually installing everything via CPAN, etc. #2: Andi Sugandi (andisugandi) (2012-04-21 11:28:17) (reply to #1) I already figure out an easy install of Koha on openSUSE 12.1: http://andi.opensuse-id.org/2012/03/12/dependency-packages-for-koha-3-6-4-on... (http://andi.opensuse-id.org/2012/03/12/dependency-packages-for-koha-3-6-4-on...) So now there will be easier for maintainers to package Koha on OBS. #3: Lars Vogdt (lrupp) (2012-04-26 00:41:10) What about using the already available package https://build.opensuse.org/package/show?package=koha&project=Education (https://build.opensuse.org/package/show?package=koha&project=Education) as base for your experiments? Simply login, create a branch of the package, do your changes to bring that package into a good shape and submit your changes back. Everything you need for this is described in the openSUSE wiki. ...or, if you think you need some help: just start asking the packagers who to help to improve the quality of that package. It might be that they are answering direct questions. ;-) #4: Andi Sugandi (andisugandi) (2012-05-07 15:17:12) (reply to #3) Yes.. :) In my experience and told in the blog post (http://andi.opensuse-id.org/2012/03/12/dependency-packages-for-koha-3-6-4-on...) we still need perl-DBD-SQLite2 (http://software.opensuse.org/search?q=perl-DBD-SQLite2&baseproject=openSUSE:12.1 &lang=en&exclude_debug=true) and perl-PDF-API2-Simple (http://software.opensuse.org/search?q=perl-PDF-API2-Simple&baseproject=openSUSE:12.1 &lang=en&exclude_debug=true) packages for Koha 3.6.4 or 3.8 to get install. Unfortunately those two perl modules packages are not available yet on Open Build Service. I'm not familiar yet on building perl modules packages in OBS, so hopefully other contributors will do this task.. :) #5: Andi Sugandi (andisugandi) (2012-05-11 06:56:41) (reply to #3) Hi Lars Vogdt, Awesome! Now there is only one package left (perl-DBD-SQLite2) for Koha to get built on OBS.. :) Thank you very much for providing perl-PDF-API2-Simple on OBS: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show?package=perl-PDF-API2-Simple&project=devel:languages:perl (https://build.opensuse.org/package/show?package=perl-PDF-API2-Simple&project=devel:languages:perl) Really exciting for getting involved on it. I also update the blog post about it: http://andi.opensuse-id.org/2012/03/12/dependency-packages-for-koha-3-6-4-on... Thanks. #6: Lars Vogdt (lrupp) (2012-06-07 22:01:29) (reply to #5) FYI: perl-DBD-SQLite2 is building now.... + #7: Andi Sugandi (andisugandi) (2012-06-09 07:40:48) (reply to #6) + Big thanks to you, Lars Vogdt. + So we'll see Koha 3.6.x and 3.8.x available on OBS soon, right? =) + I'll also build them on my own machine (local build). + Thanks. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/308243

Feature changed by: Andi Sugandi (andisugandi) Feature #308243, revision 16 Title: Add Koha to openSUSE Package Wishlist: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Andi Sugandi (andisugandi) Requested by: Glenn Doig (doiggl) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: Adding Koha (package) to openSUSE will be awesome feature and advantages so librarians can also have opportunity to use openSUSE distributions. Koha is a full-featured open-source ILS: http://koha-community.org (http://koha-community.org) , http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koha_ (software) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koha_(software)) . Discussion: #1: phanisvara das (phanisvara) (2012-04-21 06:23:32) +1 KOHA is a bit messy to install from scratch with all it's dependencies. for that reason i'm running debian on a server that might be openSUSE instead. debian have KOHA in their repos for a long time, and it's much easier to use & maintain than manually installing everything via CPAN, etc. #2: Andi Sugandi (andisugandi) (2012-04-21 11:28:17) (reply to #1) I already figure out an easy install of Koha on openSUSE 12.1: http://andi.opensuse-id.org/2012/03/12/dependency-packages-for-koha-3-6-4-on... (http://andi.opensuse-id.org/2012/03/12/dependency-packages-for-koha-3-6-4-on...) So now there will be easier for maintainers to package Koha on OBS. #3: Lars Vogdt (lrupp) (2012-04-26 00:41:10) What about using the already available package https://build.opensuse.org/package/show?package=koha&project=Education (https://build.opensuse.org/package/show?package=koha&project=Education) as base for your experiments? Simply login, create a branch of the package, do your changes to bring that package into a good shape and submit your changes back. Everything you need for this is described in the openSUSE wiki. ...or, if you think you need some help: just start asking the packagers who to help to improve the quality of that package. It might be that they are answering direct questions. ;-) #4: Andi Sugandi (andisugandi) (2012-05-07 15:17:12) (reply to #3) Yes.. :) In my experience and told in the blog post (http://andi.opensuse-id.org/2012/03/12/dependency-packages-for-koha-3-6-4-on...) we still need perl-DBD-SQLite2 (http://software.opensuse.org/search?q=perl-DBD-SQLite2&baseproject=openSUSE:12.1 &lang=en&exclude_debug=true) and perl-PDF-API2-Simple (http://software.opensuse.org/search?q=perl-PDF-API2-Simple&baseproject=openSUSE:12.1 &lang=en&exclude_debug=true) packages for Koha 3.6.4 or 3.8 to get install. Unfortunately those two perl modules packages are not available yet on Open Build Service. I'm not familiar yet on building perl modules packages in OBS, so hopefully other contributors will do this task.. :) #5: Andi Sugandi (andisugandi) (2012-05-11 06:56:41) (reply to #3) Hi Lars Vogdt, Awesome! Now there is only one package left (perl-DBD-SQLite2) for Koha to get built on OBS.. :) Thank you very much for providing perl-PDF-API2-Simple on OBS: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show?package=perl-PDF-API2-Simple&project=devel:languages:perl (https://build.opensuse.org/package/show?package=perl-PDF-API2-Simple&project=devel:languages:perl) Really exciting for getting involved on it. I also update the blog post about it: http://andi.opensuse-id.org/2012/03/12/dependency-packages-for-koha-3-6-4-on... Thanks. #6: Lars Vogdt (lrupp) (2012-06-07 22:01:29) (reply to #5) FYI: perl-DBD-SQLite2 is building now.... #7: Andi Sugandi (andisugandi) (2012-06-09 07:40:48) (reply to #6) Big thanks to you, Lars Vogdt. So we'll see Koha 3.6.x and 3.8.x available on OBS soon, right? =) I'll also build them on my own machine (local build). Thanks. #8: Marguerite Su (margueritesu) (2012-06-13 21:41:44) Can anyone explain it in plain language what is koha actually? I'm a packager and maintainer, maybe I can offer some help if I figure out what it is. It seems to be a book search web application? why we need a web application on openSUSE? for the servers? + #9: Andi Sugandi (andisugandi) (2012-06-22 11:33:21) (reply to #8) + Something like that, and it has what ILS usually provides: + * acquisitions (ordering, receiving, and invoicing materials) + * cataloging (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_catalog) + (classifying and indexing materials) + * circulation (lending materials to patrons and receiving them back) + * serials (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_%28literature%29) + (tracking magazine and newspaper holdings) + * The OPAC (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_public_access_catalog) + (public interface for users) + http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrated_library_system + Koha has been already packaged on OBS: + http://software.opensuse.org/package/koha , but for old version. The + newer versions (3.6.x and 3.8.x) are not packaged yet. + It is valuable for Librarian to get the software install and run with + the easy way on their openSUSE boxes.. :) -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/308243

Feature changed by: Andi Sugandi (andisugandi) Feature #308243, revision 19 Title: Add Koha to openSUSE Package Wishlist: Done Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Andi Sugandi (andisugandi) Requested by: Glenn Doig (doiggl) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: Adding Koha (package) to openSUSE will be awesome feature and advantages so librarians can also have opportunity to use openSUSE distributions. Koha is a full-featured open-source ILS: http://koha-community.org (http://koha-community.org) , http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koha_ (software) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koha_(software)) . Discussion: #1: phanisvara das (phanisvara) (2012-04-21 06:23:32) +1 KOHA is a bit messy to install from scratch with all it's dependencies. for that reason i'm running debian on a server that might be openSUSE instead. debian have KOHA in their repos for a long time, and it's much easier to use & maintain than manually installing everything via CPAN, etc. #2: Andi Sugandi (andisugandi) (2012-04-21 11:28:17) (reply to #1) I already figure out an easy install of Koha on openSUSE 12.1: http://andi.opensuse-id.org/2012/03/12/dependency-packages-for-koha-3-6-4-on... (http://andi.opensuse-id.org/2012/03/12/dependency-packages-for-koha-3-6-4-on...) So now there will be easier for maintainers to package Koha on OBS. #3: Lars Vogdt (lrupp) (2012-04-26 00:41:10) What about using the already available package https://build.opensuse.org/package/show?package=koha&project=Education (https://build.opensuse.org/package/show?package=koha&project=Education) as base for your experiments? Simply login, create a branch of the package, do your changes to bring that package into a good shape and submit your changes back. Everything you need for this is described in the openSUSE wiki. ...or, if you think you need some help: just start asking the packagers who to help to improve the quality of that package. It might be that they are answering direct questions. ;-) #4: Andi Sugandi (andisugandi) (2012-05-07 15:17:12) (reply to #3) Yes.. :) In my experience and told in the blog post (http://andi.opensuse-id.org/2012/03/12/dependency-packages-for-koha-3-6-4-on...) we still need perl-DBD-SQLite2 (http://software.opensuse.org/search?q=perl-DBD-SQLite2&baseproject=openSUSE:12.1 &lang=en&exclude_debug=true) and perl-PDF-API2-Simple (http://software.opensuse.org/search?q=perl-PDF-API2-Simple&baseproject=openSUSE:12.1 &lang=en&exclude_debug=true) packages for Koha 3.6.4 or 3.8 to get install. Unfortunately those two perl modules packages are not available yet on Open Build Service. I'm not familiar yet on building perl modules packages in OBS, so hopefully other contributors will do this task.. :) #5: Andi Sugandi (andisugandi) (2012-05-11 06:56:41) (reply to #3) Hi Lars Vogdt, Awesome! Now there is only one package left (perl-DBD-SQLite2) for Koha to get built on OBS.. :) Thank you very much for providing perl-PDF-API2-Simple on OBS: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show?package=perl-PDF-API2-Simple&project=devel:languages:perl (https://build.opensuse.org/package/show?package=perl-PDF-API2-Simple&project=devel:languages:perl) Really exciting for getting involved on it. I also update the blog post about it: http://andi.opensuse-id.org/2012/03/12/dependency-packages-for-koha-3-6-4-on... Thanks. #6: Lars Vogdt (lrupp) (2012-06-07 22:01:29) (reply to #5) FYI: perl-DBD-SQLite2 is building now.... #7: Andi Sugandi (andisugandi) (2012-06-09 07:40:48) (reply to #6) Big thanks to you, Lars Vogdt. So we'll see Koha 3.6.x and 3.8.x available on OBS soon, right? =) I'll also build them on my own machine (local build). Thanks. #8: Marguerite Su (margueritesu) (2012-06-13 21:41:44) Can anyone explain it in plain language what is koha actually? I'm a packager and maintainer, maybe I can offer some help if I figure out what it is. It seems to be a book search web application? why we need a web application on openSUSE? for the servers? #9: Andi Sugandi (andisugandi) (2012-06-22 11:33:21) (reply to #8) Something like that, and it has what ILS usually provides: * acquisitions (ordering, receiving, and invoicing materials) * cataloging (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_catalog) (classifying and indexing materials) * circulation (lending materials to patrons and receiving them back) * serials (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_%28literature%29) (tracking magazine and newspaper holdings) * The OPAC (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_public_access_catalog) (public interface for users) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrated_library_system Koha has been already packaged on OBS: http://software.opensuse.org/package/koha , but for old version. The newer versions (3.6.x and 3.8.x) are not packaged yet. It is valuable for Librarian to get the software install and run with the easy way on their openSUSE boxes.. :) #10: Marguerite Su (margueritesu) (2012-10-07 20:11:36) (reply to #9) sounds reasonable. I just submitted a 3.08.05 into Education: https://build.opensuse.org/request/show/137427 (https://build.opensuse.org/request/show/137427) which is the main repo of openSUSE Education version. so I just mark it done. feel free to ping me when you need further updates. Here's my contact: https://connect.opensuse.org/pg/profile/MargueriteSu (https://connect.opensuse.org/pg/profile/MargueriteSu) + #11: Andi Sugandi (andisugandi) (2012-12-28 11:42:14) (reply to #10) + This is awesome! Thank you very much everyone. Now we have to deal + with: 1. The release schedule: + http://koha-community.org/about/release-schedule/ (http://koha-community.org/about/release-schedule/) + Every month it releases a bugfix release, like the 3.8.7, 3.4.8, etc. + releases. And new features are released every six months, these are the + x.x.0 releases, (3.6.0, 3.8.0, 3.10.0 etc). This December 2012, + upstream has 3.8.8 and 3.10.1. 2. The other main functions of Koha ILS + is Zebra Indexing Machine which is providing a searchable items (books, + recordings, etc.). The easy way is implemented by creating (soft link): + "/etc/init.d/koha-zebra-daemon": + http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Koha_on_ubuntu_-_tarball#Setup_Zebra + (http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Koha_on_ubuntu_-_tarball#Setup_Zebra) + Thanks. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/308243