This tutorial is intended to be used with the Virtual Machine Image that comes pre-installed with Drupal, Chado and Tripal, as well as several dependencies and Drupal modules.
You can download the Tripal virtual image from the Tripal website (http://tripal.sourceforge.net/?q=download). To use this virtual machine, you need to download and install the Oracle VirtualBox software at http://www.virtualbox.org/. Follow these instructions for installing the Tripal v0.3.1b virtual machine:
Note:: The Tripal VM requires by default 2GB of RAM.
When using the virtual machine, the usernames and passwords are as follows:
Ubuntu Login
Drupal Administration
PostgreSQL Login
This tutorial is the same as that for the full tutorial for Tripal v0.3.1b but we can skip large sections as the VM has already been prepared. For this tutorial, follow these steps:
Step 1
The virtual machine comes pre-installed with the Apache webserver,
PostgreSQL database server, Drupal, Tripal and Chado. It is not
necessary to perform these tasks, but it recommend to review these steps
for familiarity. You can find the full tutorial here:
http://www.gmod.org/wiki/Tripal_Tutorial_%28v0.3.1b%29
At a minimum, please review from the point that Tripal is installed: http://www.gmod.org/wiki/Tripal_Tutorial_%28v0.3.1b%29#Tripal_Installation
Step 2
Peform the “Theme Configuration” section of the tutorial at this link
(only do this section):
http://gmod.org/wiki/Tripal_Tutorial_(v0.3.1b)#Theme_Configuration
Step 3
Start using Tripal by following all remaining sections of the tutorial
from this point: http://www.gmod.org/wiki/Tripal_Tutorial_%28v0.3.1b%29#Creating_Organism_Pages