System Requirements
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# ''DLXS Middleware:'' 50 MB to store the libraries and programs that make up the working DLXS system. | # ''DLXS Middleware:'' 50 MB to store the libraries and programs that make up the working DLXS system. | ||
# ''Content:'' This varies dramatically according to the amount and format of your material. For a collection of significant scale, the storage requirements will be dominated by the number of page images and/or continuous tone images--SGML and metadata are quite small in comparison. DLXS allows you to store the middleware and the content in different locations to simplify system administration. | # ''Content:'' This varies dramatically according to the amount and format of your material. For a collection of significant scale, the storage requirements will be dominated by the number of page images and/or continuous tone images--SGML and metadata are quite small in comparison. DLXS allows you to store the middleware and the content in different locations to simplify system administration. | ||
| - | + | ===Required capabilities and software=== | |
| - | + | # Root access (to change aspects of the environment, e.g., directory and file permissions, web server configuration, etc.) | |
| - | + | # A web server that supports Apache sessions. We recommend [http://httpd.apache.org/ Apache] 1.3.34 or higher. | |
| - | + | # [http://openjade.sourceforge.net/ OpenSP] 1.5 or higher (for using the supplied tools to prepare SGML and/or XML content for delivery via DLXS). | |
| - | + | # [http://www.perl.com/ Perl 5.8.8] or higher. | |
| - | + | # The following [http://www.cpan.org/modules/ Perl modules] that are not part of the base Perl distribution (where versions are given, DLXS requires that version or higher). Note that XML::LibXML and XML::LibXSLT are now required for all classes except BibClass. Currently, the BibClass user interface is not based on XSL. We recommend these Perl modules be installed before you begin the DLXS installation process. | |
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| - | + | ====For database management==== | |
| + | * [http://www.mysql.com/ MySQL] version 4.1 for Image Class metadata, for storing session data and for Collmgr collection data. MySQL command line client must also be version 4.1 or newer. | ||
| - | + | ====For page image viewing==== | |
| - | + | * [http://c42pdf.ffii.org/ c42pdf] for displaying TIFF images in PDF format (free) | |
| - | + | * [http://www.dlxs.org/products/index.html tif2web] for displaying TIFF images in GIF and/or PNG format (free). Note that we distribute the Linux and Solaris binaries for tif2web version 1.0.4. | |
| - | + | ====For page image viewing using the MDP Pageturner==== | |
| + | * (OPTIONAL, not integrated with DLXS) | ||
| + | * [http://www.imagemagick.org/script/index.php ImageMagick-6.2.2] libraries and the | ||
| + | * [http://www.imagemagick.org/script/perl-magick.php Perl bindings] to the ImageMagick API in the Image::Magick package. | ||
| - | + | ====For JPEG2000-compressed continuous tone image viewing==== | |
| - | + | * a JPEG2000 encoding tool such as kdu_compress that supports batch encoding of images (provided to DLXS subscribers and readily available at [http://www.kakadusoftware.com/ Kakadu Software]) | |
| - | + | * kdu_expand for expanding and displaying JPEG2000-compressed images (provided to DLXS subscribers and readily available at [http://www.kakadusoftware.com Kakadu Software]) | |
| + | * cjpeg for use in conjunction with kdu_expand for JPEG2000 web delivery (available as part of libjpeg) | ||
| - | + | ====For [http://www.lizardtech.com/ MrSID]-compressed continuous tone image viewing==== | |
| - | + | * a MrSID encoding product such as MrSIDGeo that supports batch encoding of images (not free) | |
| - | + | * mrsid_retrieve for displaying MrSID-encoded images in JPEG format (free) | |
We appreciate hearing from you if you encounter other system requirements. Please [mailto:pwillett@umich.edu?subject=DLXSrequirements contact DLPS] for additions and suggestions. | We appreciate hearing from you if you encounter other system requirements. Please [mailto:pwillett@umich.edu?subject=DLXSrequirements contact DLPS] for additions and suggestions. | ||
Revision as of 13:57, 14 August 2007
Main Page > Installing DLXS > System Requirements
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Supported platforms
We currently develop and/or deploy live material on these platforms:
- Solaris SPARC 2.6 or higher
- Fedora Core 1 or higher
Disk space requirements
- DLXS Middleware: 50 MB to store the libraries and programs that make up the working DLXS system.
- Content: This varies dramatically according to the amount and format of your material. For a collection of significant scale, the storage requirements will be dominated by the number of page images and/or continuous tone images--SGML and metadata are quite small in comparison. DLXS allows you to store the middleware and the content in different locations to simplify system administration.
Required capabilities and software
- Root access (to change aspects of the environment, e.g., directory and file permissions, web server configuration, etc.)
- A web server that supports Apache sessions. We recommend Apache 1.3.34 or higher.
- OpenSP 1.5 or higher (for using the supplied tools to prepare SGML and/or XML content for delivery via DLXS).
- Perl 5.8.8 or higher.
- The following Perl modules that are not part of the base Perl distribution (where versions are given, DLXS requires that version or higher). Note that XML::LibXML and XML::LibXSLT are now required for all classes except BibClass. Currently, the BibClass user interface is not based on XSL. We recommend these Perl modules be installed before you begin the DLXS installation process.
| Module | Version |
|---|---|
| Apache::Session | 1.80 |
| DBD:mysql | 3.0002 |
| DBI | 1.50 |
| Mail::Mailer | 1.74 |
| Net::hostent | 1.01 |
| XML::LibXSLT | 1.58 |
| XML::LibXML | 1.58 |
| TEXT::CSV | 0.23 |
For database management
- MySQL version 4.1 for Image Class metadata, for storing session data and for Collmgr collection data. MySQL command line client must also be version 4.1 or newer.
For page image viewing
- c42pdf for displaying TIFF images in PDF format (free)
- tif2web for displaying TIFF images in GIF and/or PNG format (free). Note that we distribute the Linux and Solaris binaries for tif2web version 1.0.4.
For page image viewing using the MDP Pageturner
- (OPTIONAL, not integrated with DLXS)
- ImageMagick-6.2.2 libraries and the
- Perl bindings to the ImageMagick API in the Image::Magick package.
For JPEG2000-compressed continuous tone image viewing
- a JPEG2000 encoding tool such as kdu_compress that supports batch encoding of images (provided to DLXS subscribers and readily available at Kakadu Software)
- kdu_expand for expanding and displaying JPEG2000-compressed images (provided to DLXS subscribers and readily available at Kakadu Software)
- cjpeg for use in conjunction with kdu_expand for JPEG2000 web delivery (available as part of libjpeg)
For MrSID-compressed continuous tone image viewing
- a MrSID encoding product such as MrSIDGeo that supports batch encoding of images (not free)
- mrsid_retrieve for displaying MrSID-encoded images in JPEG format (free)
We appreciate hearing from you if you encounter other system requirements. Please contact DLPS for additions and suggestions.
