[SeasonOfDocs] GeoNetwork setup on windows - chat notes

Mon Jan 6 04:58:06 PST 2020

Indeed, we don’t have a windows wrapper for the java installer that manages setting up java, that could be an interesting addition.
So, correct, prior to running the jar, you need to have java (8) installed

> On 6 Jan 2020, at 10:11, Cameron Shorter <cameron.shorter at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hey Paul, the download link you provide is for a jar file. I expect a typical windows user would expect a windows installer (rather than a jar file)? So what would be the steps to follow prior to downloading the jar file? I assume it starts with:
> 
> 1. download java 8
> 
> 2. install java 8
> 
> ...
> 
> On 6/1/20 6:58 pm, Paul van Genuchten wrote:
>> Hi Swapnil,
>> Your question seems to ask clarification about the relation between https://live.osgeo.org/en/quickstart/virtualization_quickstart.html and https://geonetwork-opensource.org/manuals/3.8.x/en/maintainer-guide/installing/index.html. The 2 pages are not related. OSGeo live offers an instant preinstalled experience, no need to install software (however the OSGeo live system needs to be deployed in a Virtual Machine or as a bootable dvd, this page explains how). The GeoNetwork page refers how to install the GeoNetwork software only on a clean system.
>> 
>> To only run the GeoNetwork software consider to use the geonetwork installer, the installer will setup geonetwork including a jetty container.
>> You need Java 8 to be able to run the installer
>> https://sourceforge.net/projects/geonetwork/files/GeoNetwork_opensource/v3.8.2/geonetwork-install-3.8.2-0.jar/download
>> 
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>>> Date: Fri, 3 Jan 2020 20:42:10 +1100
>>> From: Cameron Shorter <cameron.shorter at gmail.com>
>>> To: Swapnil Ogale <swapnilogale at gmail.com>, Jo Cook
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>>> Swapnil,
>>> 
>>> As per chat just now:
>>> 
>>> Re setting up on windows (and writing instructions):
>>> 
>>> * Let's *not* go down the path of setting up a virtual machine and
>>> OSGeoLive (at least not yet). If you were to go down that path later,
>>> the page to start with would be:
>>> https://live.osgeo.org/en/quickstart/virtualization_quickstart.html
>>> 
>>> * Instead I suggest installing java 8 on windows, then tomcat (or jetty,
>>> I'm not sure which is better), then the geonetwork.war file. Hopefully
>>> one of the geonetwork experts watching this thread will add comment - my
>>> experience is about 10 years old here and shouldn't be trusted.
>>> 
>>> * Good to hear that you have been going through Byron's spreadsheet of
>>> docs and cateogising them according to doc type.
>>> 
>>> * I suggest also start gauging effort and what should be done to the
>>> docs, so we can get a feel for what is required. Maybe collect this in a
>>> "Comments" column in the spreadsheet or similar?
>>> 
>>> * At the end of your project, I think we should give the GeoNetwork
>>> community an assessment of the quality of their docs, accompanied by a
>>> recommended list of actions which should be implemented, a possible plan
>>> for implementing, and an indication of the level of effort required.
>>> This should help steer future documentation direction.
>>> 
>>> * Also at the end, we should provide feedback to the documentation
>>> community, and Google, about the process that should be followed in
>>> improving open-source documentation. I think the doc audit you are doing
>>> at the moment is a really important part of this, and we should capture
>>> lessons learned as we go. (I'm currently sketching this into a doc for
>>> TheGoodDocsProject at the moment).
>>> 
>>> Cheers, Cameron
>>> 
>>> On 2/1/20 10:04 pm, Swapnil Ogale wrote:
>>>> Hi Cameron and Jo,
>>>> 
>>>> I started with the installation guide and am still stuck.
>>>> Can we have a quick call to discuss this? I am referring to the OsGeo
>>>> equivalent here
>>>> (https://live.osgeo.org/en/quickstart/virtualization_quickstart.html)
>>>> to relate it to these installation instructions
>>>> (https://geonetwork-opensource.org/manuals/3.8.x/en/maintainer-guide/installing/index.html).
>>>> Am I on the right track?
>>>> 
>>>> Until I get some clarity, I am not sure I can proceed with this.
>>>> 
>>>> Meanwhile, I will skip to the next task (go through Byron's
>>>> spreadsheet and start classifying these based on the 4 content types
>>>> from the Divio blog).
>>>> 
>>>> Does that sound ok?
>>>> 
>>>> Swapnil
>>>> 
>>>> 
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