2. Installation Guide

2.4. Virtuoso for Unix (Personal Edition)

2.4.1. Installation

Once the required tar file has been downloaded from the web or ftp site and placed in a designated installation directory the installation process is ready to commence. Choose or create a suitable user account to own your Virtuoso installation.

• The first step is to un-tar the file to obtain the install script and archive file. Use the following command, replacing with the relevant name of the file you downloaded:

tar xvf <tar file>.tar

• If a license file exists place this in the same directory as installation files and it will be used during installation.
• If upgrading an existing Virtuoso instance ensure it is shutdown first and a backup of your database file is made, then run the install script using the following command:

$ sh ./install.sh

- Extracting Virtuoso Personal Edition v5.0

- Creating default environment settings

- Creating default database settings
Installing new virtuoso.ini in $VIRTUOSO_HOME/database
Installing new php.ini in $VIRTUOSO_HOME/database
Creating symlink to $VIRTUOSO_HOME/bin/virtuoso-iodbc-t

- Registering ODBC drivers

- Registering .NET provider for Mono

- Installing VAD packages in database (this can take some time)

- Checking where license should be stored

- Starting OpenLink License Manager

- Checking for initial Virtuoso license

- Starting Virtuoso server instance

- Finalizing installation


This concludes the first part of the installation.


Please start a browser manually and open the following URL to finalize
the installation process:

     http://<hostname>:8890/install/


Installation completed
$

2.4.2. Configuration

• Once the URL above has been loaded a browser the first page can be used to select a license file for use with the installation if one is not already in place, otherwise the task can be skipped using the button provided:

  Figure: 2.4.2.1. License file

• It is strongly advised that the standard "dba" and "dav" user account password be changed using the post installation page provided:

  Figure: 2.4.2.1. DAV/DBA authentication Setting page

• The post installation page is now complete and the Virtuoso Welcome page is presented:

  Figure: 2.4.2.1. Post installation page

The installation is now ready for use.

2.4.3. Demo Database