Install DSpace 8 on Debian 12

Here, we use Debian 12 to install DSpace 8. If you don't like the Vanilla Debian, try PepperMintOS, / MX Linux / Linux Mint Debian edition. Beginners can find YouTube videos on how to install Debian Linux.

Prepare the system for Dspace installation

DSpace consists of both a Java-based backend and an Angular-based front end. Both the backend and front end need to be installed separately. Install the prerequisites for the DSpace software. Dspace builds on the Java platform and requires software packages like Tomcat, Solr, Maven, Ant, etc.

Install DSpace 8 on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

Here, we use Xubuntu 24.04 LTS to install DSpace 8. Xubuntu 24.04 LTS loaded with Snap, which makes the system slow. In such cases, choose snapless Ubuntu-based Linux operating systems like Linux Lite / Rhino Linux / Asmi Linux.

Prepare the system for Dspace installation.

DSpace consists of both a Java-based backend and an Angular-based front end. Both the backend and front end need to be installed separately. Install the prerequisites for the DSpace software. Dspace builds on the Java platform and requires software packages like Tomcat, Solr, Maven, Ant, etc.

Add a new item type in item submission page in DSpace 7

Open the following file in a terminal:

sudo mousepad /dspace/config/input-forms.xml

Find the lines for item types.

Copy an existing code for an item type.

<pair>
       <displayed-value>Animation</displayed-value>
       <stored-value>Animation</stored-value>
</pair>

Add new value and paste between any default item types.

<pair>
       <displayed-value>PhD Theses</displayed-value>
       <stored-value>PhD Theses</stored-value>
</pair> 

Save and close the file.

Restart Tomcat and refresh the page to see the change.

sudo systemctl restart tomcat9.service

Change the text at DSpace 7 home page

Frontpage template available at [dspace-angular-frontend]\src\themes\dspace\app\home-page\home-news\home-news.component.html. The location of the dspace-angular-dspace may vary.

Open the template file using a text editor like Nano, e.g.

sudo nano /home/dspace/dspace-angular-dspace-7.6.1/src/themes/dspace/app/home-page/home-news/home-news.component.html 

Rebuild the production environment to take effect the changes.

Enter the location of the dspace-angular-dspace. Find the exact location of the [dspace-angular-frontend] and apply the following command. Here is an example of the command,

cd /home/dspace/dspace-angular-dspace-7.6.1/config

Apply the following command

yarn run build:prod

Refresh the home page of DSpace to see the changes made.