[Mapserver-users] Pre-basics of a Linux install?

[Gerry Creager N5JXS]

Look at the wiki for installation steps.  Try this as a starting point.
http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?RedHat9AndMapserver40

An alternative is to go to the Refractions RPMs page, here: 
http://postgis.refractions.net/rpms/
and find the version you're running, snag all the appropriate *(latest)* 
rpms, and install.  It'll come up as MS 4.0 but that works, generally 
(minus some recent, and very good, enhancements) and will get you started.

After you've looked at the Wiki and played a little bit, you'll be much 
more comfortable with the install, I think, and will be better able to 
focus install questions.

Gerry

Dale Trexel wrote:
> Hello folks,
> 
> I've decided to take the plunge and learn to use not only MapServer,
> but also Linux as the OS. (I'm already rather familiar with ESRI
> products in Windows, and I'm anxious to learn some alternatives,
> especially for making spatial data available online.) I've been
> listening to the mapserver-users list for about a week and I've been
> reading about Linux and related topics from various sources for longer
> than that. But I remain confused! I am getting the sneaking suspicion
> that in order to really understand what is going on, I need to learn
> how to program in C.
> 
> The MapServer web page, wiki, and mailing list archives have been very
> informative, but I still have a lot of simple newbie questions that
> I'd like to ask, but which would end up swamping out this mailing
> list - especially questions that aren't directly related to MapServer
> itself. So, to start, I'd like to ask one main question:
> 
> "Where can I find good tutorials on Linux, Apache, and the basics of
> installing software that are newbie-friendly?"
> 
> By newbie-friendly, I mean things like NOT reverting to exclusive use
> of acronyms or abbreviations immediately after the first use of a new
> term (wouldn't it be nice if we all COULD learn a new language by
> simply hearing each word defined once?); a glossary would be helpful,
> especially if linked via hypertext in the tutorial; attempts to use
> "plain English" wherever possible, making the fewest assumptions
> possible about the background knowledge of the reader; a preference
> for conceptual descriptions of basic components and how they go
> together, rather than detailed information about specific components
> and their multitudes of possible settings.
> 
> I'm making progress in my own installation, but it would be nice to
> have answered such simple questions as "Does it matter which directory
> I un-tar my source code in?" and "Ok, I went through the ./configure,
> make, make install, but how do I know it worked, and how do I know
> where stuff went?" and "How do I tell what version of program/library
> X is installed?" etc., ad nauseum.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Dale Trexel
> Conservation Biology Program
> University of Minnesota
> 
> 
> 
> 
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