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Install alfresco 4.0 on ubuntu 11.04 using command line

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You need to install an alfresco 4.0 version on your Ubuntu 11.04 box. This is the fresh installation guide which is based on the document from [http://docs.alfresco.com/4.0/index.jsp http://docs.alfresco.com/4.0/index.jsp installation guide].

This tutorial can be applied to most of the Linux operations such as Ubuntu, RedHat, SUSE Linux with some modification of the command line.

Contents

Requirement software for Alfresco

  • Java JDK 6 jdk
  • OpenOffice
  • ImageMagick
  • Flash Player
  • SWF tools
  • TinyMCE language packs
  • Alfresco Module Package
  • Firefox extension

Install JDK 6

You may need to setup the jdk packages for ubuntu in the official repository.

Setup the jdk repository

root@htvlc:~#add-apt-repository ppa:ferramroberto/java
root@htvlc:~#apt-get update

Install jdk

root@htvlc:~#apt-get install sun-java6-jdk

Install OpenOffice

root@htvlc:~#apt-get install openoffice.org

Install ImageMagick

root@htvlc:~#apt-get install imagemagick

Install Flash Player

  • first remove all the old flash plugin
  • secondly install the new flash plugin
root@htvlc:~#apt-get remove flashplugin-* --purge
root@htvlc:~#apt-get install flashplugin-nonfree

Install SWF Tools

Before you install the swf tool, make sure the linux compilers and other depend packages are installed.

Install dependent packages

root@htvlc:~#apt-get install gsfonts libart-2.0-2
       libc6 libfreetype6 libgcc1 libgif4 libjpeg62 libstdc++6 libt1-5 zlib1g gs-common

Install swf tools and setup repository

/etc/apt/sources.list

Add the following in the /etc/apt/sources.list

deb http://ubuntu.mirror.cambrium.nl/ubuntu/ hardy main universe
update the repository
root@htvlc:~#apt-get update
Install swf tools
root@htvlc:/home/sophal# apt-get install swftools

Install TinyMCE language packs

root@htvlc:/home/sophal# apt-get install tinymce

Download Lastest Alfresco

The current version of alfresco that I used to install is Alfresco v4. You may have a newer version. Or you visit the alfresco website at http://www.alfresco.com/try/ Download to download the alfresco.

Install Alfresco

root@htvlc:/home/sophal# ./alfresco-community-4.0.c-installer-linux-x64.bin 
Language Selection

Please select the installation language
[1] English - English
[2] French - Français
[3] Spanish - Español
[4] Italian - Italiano
[5] German - Deutsch
[6] Japanese - 日本語
[7] Dutch - Nederlands
Please choose an option [1] : 1
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Welcome to the Alfresco Community Setup Wizard.

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Installation Type

[1] Easy - Installs servers with the default configuration
[2] Advanced - Configures server ports and service properties.: 
Also choose optional components to install.
Please choose an option [1] : 

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