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[Jason Pickering <jason.p.pickering@xxxxxxxxx>]

Oh, my other question would be as well, should Java be installed as
part of the installation?

Right now, the installer checks, and bails if an accepted (1.6.0_18)
is not installed.  Installing Java should be a easy, but it causes
problems on stupid WHO Synergy machines, but I must hope that these
types of machine will not be the standard ones the installer is
intended for.

Packing both Postgres and Java will certainly up the size of the
installer, but maybe this will still be ok for people that will
distribute locally on CD. If you have a decent connection, I guess it
does not really matter. I would think these two packages would add at
least 60 MB to the final installer size, which would mean the total
footprint would be around 120 MB.

What about Firefox? DHIS2 has some, ahem, issues in IE. Unless these
are fixed, I would think it should be a part of the installation
process, and a hook should be included in the Live package to launch
DHIS2 in Firefox, overriding the default browser choice...it really
starts to get complicated...

Nighty night...

JPP


2010/3/1 Jason Pickering <jason.p.pickering@xxxxxxxxx>:
> At first glance, this seems like the best option..
>
> http://www.enterprisedb.com/learning/pginst_guide.do#noninteractive
>
> Unless there are objections, I will go for this.
>
> Regards,
> JPP
>
>
> 2010/3/1 Lars Helge Øverland <larshelge@xxxxxxxxx>:
>>
>>
>> 2010/3/1 Lars Helge Øverland <larshelge@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>
>>>
>>> 2010/3/1 Jason Pickering <jason.p.pickering@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>>
>>>> Hi there. I think we should focus on giving the user a choice at install
>>>> time.
>>>>
>>>> 1) Install H2
>>>> 2) Install Postgres
>>>>
>>>> This is pretty simple. Now the question is how easy is an unattended
>>>> Postgres install. We can easily package the Postgres MSI and have the
>>>> user click through. Now, any number of problems can occur there, so it
>>>> is probably not a good idea. I think the unattended Postgres install
>>>> is the best option, but it requires administrative rights, which the
>>>> installer can request, but there is no guarantee they will be granted.
>>>> Knut previous work includes many of the pieces of the puzzle, but it
>>>> does not solve the unattended Postgres install,which I see as the
>>>> biggest risk. If that does not install, then you are stuffed.
>>>>
>>>> Write up a blueprint and include the actual requirements, and I will
>>>> take a look at it on the plane.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> The user option for choosing database sounds really good to me.
>>> User rights will always be an issue, we can make people aware of it on the
>>> website and in a Readme. I don't think we should worry so much about Vista,
>>> even MS doesn't recommend using it now...
>>> Will write a blueprint.
>>
>> Here:
>> https://blueprints.launchpad.net/dhis2/+spec/windows-installer
>>
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>> JPP
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 2010/3/1 Lars Helge Øverland <larshelge@xxxxxxxxx>:
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > 2010/3/1 Ola Hodne Titlestad <olatitle@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>> >>
>>>> >> 2010/3/1 Lars Helge Øverland <larshelge@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> 2010/2/18 Jason Pickering <jason.p.pickering@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> Hi there.
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> Try building everything from the latest version of the files, per my
>>>> >>>> instructions sent in an earlier mail for the complete compile
>>>> >>>> (dhis2,
>>>> >>>> docs, and the installer)
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> I suspect something was out of date as well.
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> Thanks for testing.
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> Regards,
>>>> >>>> jason
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> Hi Jason, sorry lost focus on the installer for a while.
>>>> >>> What we badly need is an installer with DHIS2 Live + Postgres for
>>>> >>> Windows.
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> Been getting quite a few requests for this lately and it will make
>>>> >>> our
>>>> >>> range of installers close to complete, as we already have a
>>>> >>> cross-platform
>>>> >>> package (Live) and a tomcat+postgres for linux (deb).
>>>> >>
>>>> >> I would like to add tomcat+postgres on Windows as well. I saw a
>>>> >> request
>>>> >> for this on the users list this morning. Many users/admins are
>>>> >> familiar with
>>>> >> tomcat and would like to use it instead of jetty (which is included in
>>>> >> the
>>>> >> Live package). We had a pretty well functional windows installer for
>>>> >> tomcat+postgres 1-2 years ago ( the bitrock installer), and I think
>>>> >> there is
>>>> >> still a need for it.
>>>> >
>>>> > Okay.. that could be good to have too.. The reason why I think we
>>>> > should at
>>>> > least prioritize Live now is that it makes life easy.. Common problems
>>>> > we
>>>> > get with tomcat which embedded jetty avoids are:
>>>> > - tomcat simply doesn't start
>>>> > - tomcat is already installed
>>>> > - dhis2_home isn't picked up
>>>> > I've been testing Live for a long time now and it really works well,
>>>> > with a
>>>> > postgres backend its a solid alternative.
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Ola
>>>> >> -----------
>>>> >>
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> I was wondering if you would have time to compile such a package with
>>>> >>> the
>>>> >>> latest dhis? I know I could have dug into this myself but I'm
>>>> >>> seriously
>>>> >>> bogged down with Indian stuff this week...
>>>> >>> cheers, Lars
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>>
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>>>> >
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>> tel:+260968395190
>>>
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