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Installing Alfresco on Red Hat Linux

The installation wizard for Red Hat Linux installs the software and components that you require for
running Alfresco. This installation file does not include JDK or an embedded database.
Note: These instructions are for working on a Graphical User Interface (GUI) in an X11 environment.
Before you install Alfresco, ensure that you have JDK 6 and the MySQL database installed on your
system.
1. Execute the downloaded file.
Alfresco-Community-3.2-Linux-x86-Install

2. At the Language Selection prompt, select English, and click OK.


3. When prompted to confirm installation, click Yes.
The Installation wizard launches.
4. In the Welcome window, click Next.
The Browse for Folder window displays, prompting you to locate your JDK installation.
5. Browse to your JDK installation and click OK.
6. In the Setup Type window, select Typical.
The Typical option selects all the components required for the Alfresco installation.
7. Click Next.
8. In the Choose Destination Location window, click Next to accept the default location for Alfresco.
9. In the Start Copying Files window, review the settings and click Next.
The installation starts.
10. Click Next.
11. (Optional) In the Database Configuration window, enter the root password of your MySQL
database and port number.
12. Click OK.
13. In the OpenOffice Location window, browse to your OpenOffice location and click OK. If you do
not want to use OpenOffice for your document conversions, select the Alfresco installation folder as
the location.
14. Click Next.
A prompt notifies you when the SharePoint Protocol is being installed.
15. In the InstallJammer Wizard Complete window, click Finish.
The installation is complete. The Readme file opens. When you close the Readme file, you are
directed to the release notes.
16. Start the Alfresco server. Browse to /opt/alfresco and run alfresco.sh start.
The default shell is sh. You can edit the alfresco.sh file to change to your preferred shell.
A command prompt opens with a message indicating that the server has started:
INFO: Server startup in nnnn ms

17. Start Alfresco Share by browsing to:


http://localhost:8080/share

18. Start Alfresco Explorer by browsing to:


http://localhost:8080/alfresco

19. Log in using admin as the user name and password.

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