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Motivations

I want to make Bibus as easy as possible to install.

Prerequisites

• Install OpenOffice.org2.0, wxWidgets > 2.6, pyMySQL, MySQL from the Fedora 5 CD's or through yumex or through the Add/Remove Software in the menu.

• Install Python 2.3.6 in the /usr/lib/openoffice.org2.0/program

• These install instructions are for 32 bit and may not work on 64 bit platforms.

Installing Python 2.3.6

download Python-2.3.6.tgz

%tar zxvf Python-2.3.6.tgz
%cd Python-2.3.6
%configure --prefix=/usr/lib/openoffice.org2.0/program
%make
%su
(password)
#make install

Caveats

• Bibus doesn't work with SQLite for Fedora 6 as Fedora 5, since SQLite is version 3 and version 2 is needed. Also, don't forget to install OpenOffice.org-pyuno for python bindings.

Compiling

download bibus_1.3.0.orig.tar.gz

#su
(root password)
#cp bibus_1.3.0.orig.tar.gz /usr/local/share/.
#cd /usr/local/share
#tar zxvf bibus_1.3.0.orig.tar.gz
#export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/lib/openoffice.org2.0/program
#export PYTHONPATH=/usr/lib/openoffice.org2.0/program/bin
#cd bibus-1.3.0
#cd Setup
#python setup.py
#ln -s /usr/local/share/bibus-1.3.0/bibusStart.py /usr/local/bin/bibus

Configure Mysql

#service mysqld start
#mysqladmin -u root password [root password]   (If you already haven't done it, yet)
#cd /usr/local/share/bibus-1.3.0/db_models

#mysql -u root -p
[type in password]
mysql>create database Biblio_41;
mysql>exit;

or

#vi mysql_41.sql
(Add the following lines to the top of the file)
DROP DATABASE IF EXISTS Biblio_41; (Add this line if you want to ditch the old database and add a new one)
CREATE DATABASE Biblio_41;
(exit)

#mysql -u root -p < mysql_41.sql
#mysql -u root -p
[type in password]
mysql>grant all on Biblio_41.* to user@localhost identified by '[user password]';
(If you are not accessing the linux box from the network, you might consider putting no password)
ln -s /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock

Previous Versions of Bibus

If you have a previous version of bibus, then type:

 #mysqldump -p -u root -t Biblio | mysql Biblio_41

Configuring Bibus for the 1st time

%bibus
Welcome to Bibus!
[Select OpenOffice]
[Select Next]
[Select Activate]
[Select Next]
[Select Cancel] for Mysql (In Fedora 5, Mysql version is 5.0) Note: SQLite 3 from Fedora 5 doesn't work with  
                           Bibus.  Apparently SQLite 3 uses a slightly different format the SQLite 2.)

In the open office document,
[Click enable macros] (This will appear as a popup window when you activate bibus)
[Click set to pipe or socket] (not changing the settings is the easiest.)
[Click accept uno connections]
[Click get current uno connection]

Open ports

Keep the following ports open for bibus: 8100 (Bibus), 3306 (Mysql).