[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] local install for testing

[Sharp, Chris]

Hi Lori,

I use VirtualBox machines running barebones Debian lenny for both Evergreen and Koha (the latter of which I have not yet fully installed), which works well for me.  I run it on Ubuntu, which is generally less memory intensive than Windows.  You'll want plenty of RAM and hard disk space (I use an external HD), depending on how "realistic" you want it to be (loading records, accumulating patron histories, etc.).

For your purposes I think VirtualBox would be a good choice.

Chris

Chris Sharp
PINES Program Manager
Georgia Public Library Service
1800 Century Place, Suite 150
Atlanta, Georgia 30345
(404) 235-7147
csharp at georgialibraries.org
http://pines.georgialibraries.org/

----- "Lori Bowen Ayre" <lori.ayre at galecia.com> wrote:

> Hi All,
> 
> 
> I'm in the midst of buying a new computer and I want to be able to
> install my own copy of Koha and Evergreen. I was planning to get a
> dual boot system with Ubuntu. I would just want to be able to use my
> copies of Koha and Evergreen to learn the system better.
> 
> 
> Would this be the approach you would recommend? Or should I do it with
> virtual box or something more along those lines?
> 
> 
> Lori