MavrickIT, I'll put together a note on how to download and build OFBiz on an existing ubuntu server if that would work for you.
Dan Dodd IHOP-KC [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: Ruth Hoffman [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, October 05, 2009 9:39 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Ofbiz installation tutorial??? Hi MavrickIT: How about not using "wget" and use the download button from the Wiki. As for version, I suggest the one pointed to by the download button. Beyond that, I can't help you. Regards, Ruth MavrickIT wrote: > Hey Hoffman, > Thanks for the solid solution. But I am stuck in again. > $wget http://build.ofbiz.org/ofbiz-trunk-current.zip or > $wget http://build.ofbiz.org/ofbiz-rel9.04-current.zip > typing those commands ofbiz.zip is not downloaded anyway. > so, have no idea of downloading it. What should be the command exactly. even > I tried lw-download something like this. Not working. > I find an error 404 not found. like the page cannot be found in any browser > we see. 404 error means the same. > So.. please help me. > Thanks > > > > > Ruth Hoffman-2 wrote: > >> Hello MavrickIT: >> IMHO, take baby steps: Start by downloading a "zip'd" version from the >> wiki, http://build.ofbiz.org and not the Subversion (SVN) package. The >> instructions regarding which download is appropriate given your >> situation are confusing at best. I prefer to keep it simple when getting >> started. A little excerpt from my recent book: >> >> Currently, if you visit the OFBiz site and decide to download a >> version, >> you have several options. The easiest thing to do is follow the big >> download button and get the "nightly build". This is a prepackaged >> version >> ready to unzip and run. Nightly builds contain everything necessary to >> execute the demonstrations discussed in this book. They also contain >> all >> the source code and other artifacts including build scripts that are >> used to >> create the nightly builds. In other words, you get "all that and the >> source >> too"! >> >> You won't need Tomcat, SVN or Ant to download a nightly build and get up >> and running quickly. Simply, create the directory you wish to run OFBiz >> in (make sure that Java is on the classpath while working in this >> directory), change to that directory, unzip your file there and startup >> OFBiz. For example: >> >> 1) Create a directory such as /home/ofbiz >> 2) Download the zip file to your new directory. You will have something >> that looks like this: /home/ofbiz/ofbizdownload.zip >> 3) Unzip your file using something like gzip (Not sure what the Ubuntu >> unzip command is.) >> 4) Move to the unzipped file location doing something like: cd >> /home/ofbiz/ofbizdownload >> 4) Run the Unix OFBiz invocation script that comes with the >> distribution: ./startofbiz.sh >> 5) Navigate to the ecommerce startup page http://localhost:8080/ecommerce >> 6) Observe that you see the ecommerce landing page >> >> Once you understand what you've got out-of-the-box and you are ready to >> do some development work, then consider downloading from SVN. >> >> Regards, >> Ruth Hoffman >> http://www.myofbiz.com >> >> MavrickIT wrote: >> >>> Thanks Patel for trying to help me out. I have gone through the links >>> already >>> that you gave me. Thing is, I already installed JRE6, full SDK, and >>> tomcat, >>> SVN, ANT etc. These were installed in root by default. >>> I created folder /home/ofbiz. So, there is nothing inside ...home/ofbiz$ >>> I performed svn co http://svn.apache...... >>> Even I tried svn co http://................../ofbiz9+ and svn co >>> http://......../ofbiz4.0 >>> >>> So, how could I download ofbiz or even extract it, I don't know. Even, >>> from >>> where to download it? >>> Some google sites say, to download ofbiz separately and extract it to >>> /home/ofbiz user. Somewhere >>> (http://docs.ofbiz.org/display/OFBADMIN/Demo+and+Test+Setup+Guide) it's >>> shown that, "OFBiz with embedded Tomcat". >>> I can't find any exact solution. I am yet confused what should I type @ >>> the >>> terminal for installing Ofbiz from the beginning. >>> Waiting for any suitable reply.:-( >>> Thank you. >>> >>> >>> >>> Anil Patel-3 wrote: >>> >>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> For quick setup use >>>> http://docs.ofbiz.org/display/OFBADMIN/Demo+and+Test+Setup+Guide >>>> >>>> Please see following documents to setup development/staging environment. >>>> >>>> http://docs.ofbiz.org/display/OFBTECH/Apache+OFBiz+Technical+Production+ Setup+Guide >>>> http://docs.ofbiz.org/display/OFBENDUSER/Apache+OFBiz+Business+Setup+Gui de >>>> >>>> >>>> Regards >>>> Anil patel >>>> >>>> >>>> On Oct 2, 2009, at 12:34 PM, MavrickIT wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> Can anybody help me out for Ofbiz installation guide [step by step >>>>> command >>>>> lines] from the Terminal (Ububntu)? >>>>> >>>>> I've been facing lots trouble about it. Please find me a solution. I >>>>> found >>>>> no solid step by step commands tutorials for installing ofbiz or >>>>> running it. >>>>> well, I am newbie to linux as well. Eventually, I don't even know >>>>> how to >>>>> extract or download ofbiz. >>>>> Please help me. >>>>> -- >>>>> View this message in context: >>>>> http://www.nabble.com/Ofbiz-installation-tutorial----tp25716734p25716734 .html >>>>> Sent from the OFBiz - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> > >
