Archive 1.x:Open Semantic Framework Installer

section below, and to answer the questions that will be asked, from time to time, by the installation script.

Note: A detailed manual that explains each of these steps is available here.



Requirements

 * 1) Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid)
 * 2) 32 Bits Operating System
 * 3) Access to internet from your server
 * 4) 5 GB of disk space on the partition where you are installing OSF

Installing the Open Semantic Framework
The only steps needed to install the Open Semantic Framework are to:


 * 1) Create a folder where to install OSF
 * 2) Download the   installation package
 * 3) Make the   installation script executable
 * 4) Run the   installation script

You can perform these four easy steps by copying and pasting these few commands in your shell:

Next Steps
Once you have installed the OSF stack, you next query the structWSF Web service endpoints, and import datasets using OSF-Drupal. Here are a few things you can do to start exploring the Open Semantic Framework:


 * 1) Start exploring structWSF
 * 2) Start exploring OSF-Drupal
 * 3) Start exploring Ontologies usage in OSF
 * 4) Start importing and manipulating datasets
 * 5) Start exploring the Open Semantic Framework architecture
 * 6) Start  playing with the structWSF web service endpoints.

When you are ready to begin developing and configuring your new instance in earnest, the best place to start is A Basic Guide to Content on this wiki.

Installation Notes
The installation script guides the download, installation and configuration of all software needed by the Open Semantic Framework stack to operate.

In the installation process, you are asked multiple configuration questions at the prompts. For each of these questions, a default value is proposed by the system. If you are not to sure what to answer, just use the default value and (for most installations) everything should be alright.

The installation process takes about 10 minutes of your time, but actual running time extends over a few hours. The two pieces of software that take the most amount of time to install are:


 * 1) PHP5
 * 2) Virtuoso

Since both applications get compiled and tested during their installation, each takes about 1 hours to install, depending on the server's capabilities.

For More Help
If you are experiencing issues with this installation process, please do make an outreach to the Open Semantic Web Mailing List.

Describe the specifications of the server where you are trying to install OSF. Tell us where the issue happens in the installation process. Also add any logs that could be helpful in debugging the issue.