Loris: [LORIS Install] (old wiki instructions) Issues while trying to install LORIS

[HenriRabalais]

Describe the bug
I followed these instructions to install LORIS and ran into the following issues (https://github.com/aces/Loris/wiki/Installing-Loris-in-Brief#installing-the-database---1-of-2):

1. Testing says to cd var/www/ but that directory hasn't been created yet in the instructions. https://github.com/aces/Loris/wiki/Installing-Loris-in-Brief#downloading-loris
2. Running the command make did not work, I had to use make dev. It also doesn't mention from which directory it needs to be run.
   https://github.com/aces/Loris/wiki/Installing-Loris-in-Brief#running-the-install-script
   
3. Attempting to install database but getting message that LORIS already appears to be installed and that project/config.xml already exists. However, it does not exist. Cannot proceed with Install.
   https://github.com/aces/Loris/wiki/Installing-Loris-in-Brief#installing-the-database---1-of-2
   

[ridz1208]

I think the most recent install instructions for ubuntu are the ones on the branch it self

here is a link. https://github.com/aces/Loris/tree/master/docs/wiki/00%20-%20SERVER%20INSTALL%20AND%20CONFIGURATION/01%20-%20LORIS%20Install/Ubuntu

can you start from a fresh VM and try them out ?

[johnsaigle]

Rida is right. The "in brief" instructions on the Wiki are out of date. I'll edit the page to indicate that it's deprecated.

In addition to the README instructions, check out this Ubuntu install document from the new wiki that I wrote. https://acesloris.readthedocs.io/en/latest/wiki/00%20-%20SERVER%20INSTALL%20AND%20CONFIGURATION/01%20-%20LORIS%20Install/Ubuntu/

It has a lot more information and it would be great to know that it's accurate.

[johnsaigle]

I updated the Wiki page you referenced to say that it's out of date.

[ridz1208]

@johnsaigle the only problem is that that file is merged on master not in 23-release

@HenriRabalais you can still test it out though, you should do that even before the second round

[johnsaigle]

@ridz1208 The (old) Wiki isn't tied to the release either. Both are served online apart from the versioned code. Might as well use the newest and most accurate version.

[HenriRabalais]

Closing because the issue was made for deprecated instructions.