1head 1.9; 2access; 3symbols; 4locks; strict; 5comment @# @; 6 7 81.9 9date 2013.11.07.07.57.41; author TWikiContributor; state Exp; 10branches; 11next 1.8; 12 131.8 14date 2012.02.14.20.57.01; author TWikiContributor; state Exp; 15branches; 16next 1.7; 17 181.7 19date 2010.05.29.14.44.37; author TWikiContributor; state Exp; 20branches; 21next 1.6; 22 231.6 24date 2008.01.22.03.21.33; author TWikiContributor; state Exp; 25branches; 26next 1.5; 27 281.5 29date 2006.04.01.05.55.03; author TWikiContributor; state Exp; 30branches; 31next 1.4; 32 331.4 34date 2006.02.01.12.01.16; author TWikiContributor; state Exp; 35branches; 36next 1.3; 37 381.3 39date 2003.12.16.07.48.11; author PeterThoeny; state Exp; 40branches; 41next 1.2; 42 431.2 44date 2003.01.31.06.48.00; author PeterThoeny; state Exp; 45branches; 46next 1.1; 47 481.1 49date 2003.01.12.05.44.00; author PeterThoeny; state Exp; 50branches; 51next ; 52 53 54desc 55@none 56@ 57 58 591.9 60log 61@buildrelease 62@ 63text 64@%META:TOPICINFO{author="TWikiContributor" date="1383811061" format="1.1" version="9"}% 65%META:TOPICPARENT{name="TWikiInstallationGuide"}% 66---+ Administrator Skills Assumptions 67 68__Note:__ If you are not familiar with Linux system administration, Apache webserver configuration, consider using TWiki:Codev.DownloadTWikiVM - the TWiki Virtual Machine can be installed on Windows or Linux, and makes it possible to get a working TWiki system within 5 minutes (after a fairly big download), ready to use from your browser. 69 70If you need to install TWiki you'll need to either have or learn the following skills (even with !DownloadTWikiVM, you'll need these for upgrades). For each of these, the requirement is either pre-existing knowledge/skill, or the willingness to spend significant time learning them: 71 72 * *Operating system administration:* Ability to use Unix/Linux command line tools (or equivalent Windows tools), including ability to move/copy/delete files, change permissions, view web server log files, set environment variables, use a text editor, etc. 73 * *Web server administration:* Ability to do basic setup, e.g. ability to edit config files or use GUI configuration tools to enable CGI scripts on a directory. 74 * *Program compilation:* Some TWiki extensions may require you to install and compile libraries from source code. You need to be familiar with the use of =configure=, =make=, etc. 75 * *Troubleshooting*: Ability to perform tests, inspect error logs, talk to technical support (whether in an IT department or web hosting provider) and read documentation in order to help with diagnosing installation problems. 76 77Installing TWiki is *not* recommended if you only know HTML and web design, unless you are prepared to learn the above, or team up with someone who can handle the installation. 78 79Although the TWikiInstallationGuide is quite complete, there will on occasion be parts that don't work in your local environment (particularly with TWiki:Codev/TWikiOnWebHostingSites, which are sometimes challenging even for those with good OS and web server skills). 80 81There are many excellent resources for learning how to administer your OS and web server, including books, web sites, web forums, IM and e-mail lists. 82 83To get started with Linux, visit [[http://www.howtoforge.com/][HowtoForge.org]]. !HowtoForge offers Linux tutorials, forums to ask questions, and links to sites with information to install and use Linux. 84 85Some resources if you need help, or want to get up and running quickly: 86 * TWiki:Support/WebHome: Post a question in the TWiki.org support forum. This forum is mainly intended for _TWiki related_ issues, there are other forums if you need help in operating system and web server administration. 87 * TWiki:Codev/TWikiIRC: Get help from the TWiki community in the #twiki IRC channel. 88 * TWiki:Codev/TWikiConsultants: Hire a consultant to get you up to speed, maintain or customize your TWiki installation. 89 90__Related Topics:__ AdminDocumentationCategory 91@ 92 93 941.8 95log 96@buildrelease 97@ 98text 99@d1 1 100a1 1 101%META:TOPICINFO{author="TWikiContributor" date="1329253021" format="1.1" version="8"}% 102d5 1 103a5 1 104__Note:__ If you aren't already fairly well-skilled in Linux/Unix/Windows system administration, Apache webserver configuration, and so on, consider using TWiki:Codev.DownloadTWikiVM - this can be installed on Windows or Linux, and makes it possible to get a working TWiki system within 5 minutes (after a fairly big download), ready to use from your browser. For personal use on Windows see Codev.TWikiForWindowsPersonal. 105d7 1 106a7 1 107If you need to install TWiki you'll need to either have or learn the following skills (even with !DownloadTWikiVM, you'll need these for upgrades). For each of these, the requirement is either pre-existing knowledge/skill, or the willingness to spend significant time (i.e. from hours to days) learning them: 108d11 1 109a11 1 110 * *Program compilation:* _Where Revision Control System (RCS) is not pre-installed_ (that is most Unix systems), the ability to download and compile the RCS program from source, including use of =configure=, =make=, etc. This is often *not* necessary on Linux or Windows. 111d14 1 112a14 1 113Installing TWiki is *not* recommended for people who only know HTML and web design, unless they are willing to learn the above, or team up with someone who can handle the installation. 114a25 2 115 * [[http://www.twiki.net/certified_twiki_virtual_appliance.html][TWiki !OnSite]]: A VMware based TWiki distribution with support, adding Enterprise Social Networking and other Enterprise 2.0 applications. 116 * [[http://www.twiki.net/twiki_ondemand_hosting.html][TWiki !OnDemand]]: A TWiki hosting solution with support, adding Enterprise Social Networking and other Enterprise 2.0 applications. 117@ 118 119 1201.7 121log 122@buildrelease 123@ 124text 125@d1 1 126a1 1 127%META:TOPICINFO{author="TWikiContributor" date="1274837347" format="1.1" version="7"}% 128d5 1 129a5 1 130__Note:__ If you aren't already fairly well-skilled in Linux/Unix/Windows system administration, Apache webserver configuration, and so on, consider using TWiki:Codev.TWikiVMDebianStable - this can be installed on Windows or Linux, and makes it possible to get a working TWiki system within 5 minutes (after a fairly big download), ready to use from your browser. This is ideal for personal use or evaluations - if you decide to go for production use then these !AdminSkillsAssumptions apply to some degree, but you are starting from a working system. 131d7 1 132a7 1 133If you need to install TWiki you'll need to either have or learn the following skills (even with !TWikiVMDebianStable, you'll need these for upgrades). For each of these, the requirement is either pre-existing knowledge/skill, or the willingness to spend significant time (i.e. from hours to days) learning them: 134d20 1 135a20 1 136To get started with Linux, visit [[http://linuxbasics.org/][LinuxBasics.org]]. !LinuxBasics.org offers Linux tutorials, a mailing-list and an IRC-channel to answer questions, and links to sites with information to install and use Linux. !LinuxBasics.org now also offers a downloadable Linux 'virtual machine' (LBox) that runs on Windows - you can use this as a completely safe learning environment, and feel free to make mistakes without any chance of damaging your Windows setup. 137@ 138 139 1401.6 141log 142@buildrelease 143@ 144text 145@d1 1 146a1 1 147%META:TOPICINFO{author="TWikiContributor" date="1176947074" format="1.1" version="6"}% 148d5 1 149a5 1 150__Note:__ If you aren't already fairly well-skilled in Linux/Unix/Windows, Apache, and so on, consider using TWiki:Codev.TWikiVMDebianStable - this can be installed on Windows or Linux, and makes it possible to get a working TWiki system within 5 minutes (after a fairly big download), ready to use from your browser. This is ideal for personal use or evaluations - if you decide to go for production use then these !AdminSkillsAssumptions apply to some degree, but you are starting from a working system. 151d18 1 152a18 1 153There are many excellent resources for learning how to administer your OS and web server, including books, web sites, web forums, IM and e-mail lists. The TWiki:Support web must *not* be depended on as a resource for this purpose - in other words, it is not there to answer basic questions about operating system and web server administration. Asking and answering questions is time consuming for all concerned and is best used for specific _TWiki related_ issues, rather than helping you learn the OS and web server. 154d20 1 155a20 1 156To get started with Linux, visit [[http://linuxbasics.org/ LinuxBasics.org]]. !LinuxBasics.org offers Linux tutorials, a mailing-list and an IRC-channel to answer questions, and links to sites with information to install and use Linux. !LinuxBasics.org now also offers a downloadable Linux 'virtual machine' (LBox) that runs on Windows - you can use this as a completely safe learning environment, and feel free to make mistakes without any chance of damaging your Windows setup. 157d22 6 158a27 1 159A nice tool for people migrating from Windows is http://www.MidnightCommander.org/. It is already installed on Linux systems: try ==mc -ac== and ==ESC 1== to get help. 160@ 161 162 1631.5 164log 165@buildrelease 166@ 167text 168@d1 1 169a1 1 170%META:TOPICINFO{author="TWikiContributor" date="1111929255" format="1.0" version="5"}% 171d5 3 172a7 1 173For each of these, the requirement is either pre-existing knowledge/skill, or the willingness to spend significant time (i.e. from hours to days) learning these. 174d11 1 175a11 1 176 * *Program compilation:* _Where RCS is not pre-installed_ (that is most Unix systems), the ability to download and compile the RCS program from source, including use of =configure=, =make=, etc. This is often *not* necessary on Linux or Windows. 177d20 1 178a20 1 179r. 180d22 1 181a22 1 182To get started with Linux, visit http://linuxbasics.org/. <nop>LinuxBasics.org offers Linux tutorials, a mailing-list and an IRC-channel to answer questions, and links to sites with information to install and use Linux. A nice tool for people migrating from Windows is http://www.MidnightCommander.org/. It is already installed on Linux systems: try ==mc -ac== and ==ESC 1== to get help. 183d24 1 184a24 1 185__Related Topics:__ AdminDocumentationCategory@ 186 187 1881.4 189log 190@buildrelease 191@ 192text 193@d1 1 194a1 1 195%META:TOPICINFO{author="TWikiContributor" date="1111929255" format="1.0" version="4"}% 196d7 4 197a10 4 198 * *Operating system administration:* Ability to use Unix/Linux command line tools (or equivalent Windows tools), including ability to move/copy/delete files, change permissions, view web server log files, set environment variables, use a text editor, etc. 199 * *Web server administration:* Ability to do basic setup, e.g. ability to edit config files or use GUI configuration tools to enable CGI scripts on a directory. 200 * *Program compilation:* _Where RCS is not pre-installed_ (that is most Unix systems), the ability to download and compile the RCS program from source, including use of =configure=, =make=, etc. This is often *not* necessary on Linux or Windows. 201 * *Troubleshooting*: Ability to perform tests, inspect error logs, talk to technical support (whether in an IT department or web hosting provider) and read documentation in order to help with diagnosing installation problems. 202d16 1 203a16 1 204There are many excellent resources for learning how to administer your OS and web server, including books, web sites, web forums, IM and e-mail lists. The TWiki:Support web must *not* be depended on as a resource for this purpose - in other words, it is not there to answer basic questions about operating system and web server administration. Asking and answering questions is time consuming for all concerned and is best used for specific _TWiki related_ issues, rather than helping you learn the OS and web server. 205@ 206 207 2081.3 209log 210@none 211@ 212text 213@d1 1 214a1 1 215%META:TOPICINFO{author="PeterThoeny" date="1071560891" format="1.0" version="1.3"}% 216d3 20 217a22 20 218---+ Administrator Skills Assumptions 219 220For each of these, the requirement is either pre-existing knowledge/skill, or the willingness to spend significant time (i.e. from hours to days) learning these. 221 222 * *Operating system administration:* Ability to use Unix/Linux command line tools (or equivalent Windows tools), including ability to move/copy/delete files, change permissions, view web server log files, set environment variables, use a text editor, etc. 223 * *Web server administration:* Ability to do basic setup, e.g. ability to edit config files or use GUI configuration tools to enable CGI scripts on a directory. 224 * *Program compilation:* _Where RCS is not pre-installed_ (that is most Unix systems), the ability to download and compile the RCS program from source, including use of =configure=, =make=, etc. This is often *not* necessary on Linux or Windows. 225 * *Troubleshooting*: Ability to perform tests, inspect error logs, talk to technical support (whether in an IT department or web hosting provider) and read documentation in order to help with diagnosing installation problems. 226 227Installing TWiki is *not* recommended for people who only know HTML and web design, unless they are willing to learn the above, or team up with someone who can handle the installation. 228 229Although the TWikiInstallationGuide is quite complete, there will on occasion be parts that don't work in your local environment (particularly with TWiki:Codev/TWikiOnWebHostingSites, which are sometimes challenging even for those with good OS and web server skills). 230 231There are many excellent resources for learning how to administer your OS and web server, including books, web sites, web forums, IM and email lists. The TWiki:Support web must *not* be depended on as a resource for this purpose - in other words, it is not there to answer basic questions about operating system and web server administration. Asking and answering questions is time consuming for all concerned and is best used for specific _TWiki related_ issues, rather than helping you learn the OS and web server. 232 233One of the best training courses for Linux is *Basic Linux Training* at http://basiclinux.net/ - this is a 2 month distance-learning course (via email). The course operators are friendly, and all students are newbies. A nice tool for people migrating from Windows is http://www.MidnightCommander.org/. It is already installed on Linux systems: try ==mc -ac== and ==ESC 1== to get help. 234 235-- TWiki:Main.RichardDonkin - 27 Apr 2002 %BR% 236-- TWiki:Main.GrantBow - 15 Jan 2003 %BR% 237-- TWiki:Main.PeterMasiar - 28 May 2003 238@ 239 240 2411.2 242log 243@none 244@ 245text 246@d1 1 247a1 1 248%META:TOPICINFO{author="PeterThoeny" date="1043995680" format="1.0" version="1.2"}% 249d18 5 250a22 2 251-- Main.RichardDonkin - 27 Apr 2002 %BR% 252-- Main.GrantBow - 15 Jan 2003 253@ 254 255 2561.1 257log 258@none 259@ 260text 261@d1 2 262a2 1 263%META:TOPICINFO{author="PeterThoeny" date="1042350240" format="1.0" version="1.1"}% 264d9 1 265a9 1 266 * *Program compilation:* Where RCS is not pre-installed (that is most Unix systems), the ability to download and compile the RCS program from source, including use of =configure=, =make=, etc. This is normally not necessary on Linux or Windows. 267d16 1 268a16 1 269There are many excellent resources for learning how to administer your OS and web server, including books, web sites, web forums and email lists. The TWiki:Support web is not one of these - in other words, it is not there to answer basic questions about operating system and web server administration. Asking and answering questions is time consuming for all concerned and is best used for specific TWiki related issues, rather than helping you learn the OS and web server. 270d18 2 271a19 1 272-- Main.RichardDonkin - 27 Apr 2002 273@ 274