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 <p>  <p>
 You will need to check all the following things to ensure proper  You will need to check all the following things to ensure proper
 installation of your LON-CAPA system.  installation of your LON-CAPA system. Be sure to use the <a
   href="rh73.html">RedHat 7.3 specific instructions</a> if they apply,
   as that will be much easier for you.
 </p>  </p>
 <ul>  <ul>
   <li><a href="#download">Downloading LON-CAPA</a></li>
 <li><a href="#wwwuser">  <li><a href="#wwwuser">
 Creating a user 'www'</a></li>  Creating a user 'www'</a></li>
 <li><a href="#shadow">  <li><a href="#shadow">
Line 19  Configuring the MySQL database</a></li> Line 22  Configuring the MySQL database</a></li>
 Testing to see if the LON-CAPA server is operational</a></li>  Testing to see if the LON-CAPA server is operational</a></li>
 </ul>  </ul>
   
   <a name="download" />
   <h3>Downloading LON-CAPA</h3>
   
   <p>
   <b>Current Release is Version LATESTVERSION.
   This version was released on LATESTDATE.</b>
   </p>
   <p>
   You can download the most current version of LON-CAPA at
   <a href="http://install.lon-capa.org/versions/loncapa-current.tar.gz">
   http://install.lon-capa.org/versions/loncapa-current.tar.gz</a>
   (version LATESTVERSION).
   </p>
   <p>
   The development release of LON-CAPA is at:
   <a href="http://install.lon-capa.org/versions/loncapa-unstable.tar.gz">
   http://install.lon-capa.org/versions/loncapa-unstable.tar.gz</a>.
   </p>
   <p>
   To view the code development history of LON-CAPA, you will need to use the
   <a href="http://www.cvshome.org/">CVS</a> tool, the open standard for
   version control.  Please contact Helen (<a href="mailto:helen@lon-capa.org">
   helen@lon-capa.org</a>) to request a CVS USERNAME.
   </p>
   <p>
   The initial CVS commands would be:
   </p>
   <blockquote>
   <table bgcolor="#aaaaaa" border="1">
   <tr><td>
   <pre>
   export CVSROOT=:pserver:USERNAME@zaphod.lite.msu.edu:/home/cvs 
   cvs login 
   cvs co loncapa
   </pre>
   </td></tr></table>
   </blockquote>
   <p>
   For more information on using CVS, please visit
   <a href="http://www.cvshome.org/">http://www.cvshome.org/</a>
   or read <tt>loncom/build/readme.html</tt> after downloading
   the current version of LON-CAPA as described above.
   </p>
   
 <a name="wwwuser" />  <a name="wwwuser" />
 <h3>Creating a user 'www'</h3>  <h3>Creating a user 'www'</h3>
 <p>  <p>
Line 165  against an FTP repository, if you're usi Line 212  against an FTP repository, if you're usi
 <p>If you are not installing on RedHat, you may need to manually  <p>If you are not installing on RedHat, you may need to manually
 install some software. The following pointers may be useful:</p>  install some software. The following pointers may be useful:</p>
   
 <ul><li>LON-CAPA uses a lot of Perl modules. The easiest way to figure  <ul><li>LON-CAPA uses a lot of Perl modules. If you are using RedHat,
   go to <a href="http://install.lon-capa.org/resources">this
   directory</a> and download the latest
   <b>LON-CAPA-systemperl-?.?-rh7.i386.rpm</b>, which will contain all
   the Perl modules you need on RedHat. Use <tt>rpm-Uvh --force</tt> to
   install the RPM; this will overwrite some currently existing files and
   that's OK.
   
   <br /><br />For other Linux distributions, the easiest way to figure
 out what Perl modules are being used by LON-CAPA that you do not have  out what Perl modules are being used by LON-CAPA that you do not have
 installed is to try to start up LON-CAPA and see what Perl complains  installed is to try to start up LON-CAPA and see what Perl complains
 about missing. Start by trying to run <tt>/home/httpd/perl/lonc</tt>  about missing. Start by trying to run <tt>/home/httpd/perl/lonc</tt>
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