We use Debian 11 (Bull Eye) Xubuntu 22.04 LTS to install DSpace 7. ISO file of Debian 11 can be downloaded from the link (I prefer Debian with MATE desktop). Xubuntu 22.04 can be downloaded from here. Users who feel challenged to use barebone Debian can also try Dbebian-based Linux operating systems like Pepper Mint OS. Either burn the ISO file to a pen drive or DVD. Install Debian 11 on the machine. Create a user account during the installation (e.g. mgu). Create the user with the name dspace after installing the Linux-based operating system. If you have already run on Ubuntu/Debian (e.g. for Koha), create a dspace user.
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.
Thumbnails of documents give more visibility for PDF documents of books, reports, articles and magazines. DSpace filter-media script extracts the PDF files for full-text search and thumbnail creation. and after submitting an item. Here is the view of an item without a thumbnail,
If you would like to change the timing, add a convenient time. See the different Cron time examples available here. See the thumbnails along with the item after applying the filter-media script.
