[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Installation error

[Gord Ripley]

Hi Dan:

As you will have noticed, I'm a little frustrated with the installation instructions for Debian/Evergreen. I realize many others have been able to use them successfully, but that doesn't help me. I recall not long ago seeing something on the Evergreen site to the effect that 'if you don't understand this (Linux detail), you shouldn't be here ... but I'd be surprised if most people really believe that. To be more just a `project', Evergreen needs solid, well-documented installation instructions with enough background explanation to enable non-expert users of Linux to navigate successfully. At least this is what I think.

So once I get this thing sorted out, I'd like to volunteer my help in refining the installation procedure. I don't know much about Linux (or the open-source packages being used by Evergreen), but this does put me in the position of being able to understand exactly what other non-experts are going to need to know, and where they are going to stumble.

Gord


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