Koha LiveCD
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Koha Live CD
This CD allows you to run Koha live without installing, or you can use it to install Koha to hard drive as well. The Live CD is based on Ubuntu Server Edition but also has a minimal GUI desktop for accessing Koha's web-based setup. Installation of Koha is integrated with the installation of Ubuntu, requiring no additional user input and does not require an internet connection. Supports Zebra, Public Z39.50 server, and comes with all language packs.
As of February 2011, the latest version is Release 8 using Koha 3.2.5 and Ubuntu 10.10.
Default passwords and usage details have changed over the course of the releases. Please view the latest information in each release's readme file.
Upgrading
To upgrade from one Live CD version to the next: backup all mysql tables from the Koha database, reinstall Koha from the Live CD using the new version, then restore the mysql tables. Koha will attempt to upgrade the database the first time of admin log on.
If you instead upgrade Koha in-place (using make upgrade), some config files will be overwritten, particularly /etc/koha/koha-httpd.conf and /etc/koha/koha-conf.xml, resulting in web access being restricted to 127.0.0.1 and the public Z39.50 server shutting down. You will then need to modify the <VirtualHost> entries in koha-httpd.conf and the <listen> entries in koha-conf.xml to restore their functionality.
Koha Live DVD
Koha Live DVD By Vimal Kumar V. Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India.
Koha Live DVD based on Ubuntu Linux and Koha 3.x. Live DVD customised for ready to use. Highlights are:
- Easy installation steps
- Koha customised for ready to use
- Zebra server enabled
- Customised MARC fields in cataloguing
- Webmin included for scheduling database backup
- Build on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
- Detailed installation manual and Read Me file
- Sample reports
Related articles
- Koha Virtual Appliances (By Kyle Hall)
- Live CD (No Install Option)
- Linux Kiosk
