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Install MySQL-server:
Info title Install MySQL server sudo apt-get install mysql-server When prompted set your mysql root user password
Info title Set root password 
Create the sakai database:
Info title Create Database echo "CREATE DATABASE sakai default character set utf8" | mysql -uroot -p<rootPw>
Grant access to the package's default credentials:
Info title Create Grant echo "GRANT ALL ON sakai.* to 'sakai'@'127.0.0.1' identified by 'changeme'" | mysql -uroot -p<rootPw>
Step-by-step guide (Sakai install)
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Download the .deb package (https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-yFOUaoqdfbV3VfQVJjSDQ4Ums/view?usp=sharing)
Info title MD5 > md5sum sakai-11.4.deb
cb08c390c2b6a30065b19a1c7bf000bb sakai-11.4.debInstall with:
Info title Install Sakai sudo apt install ./sakai-11.4.deb Monitor catalina.out for a startup message similar to " INFO: Server startup in 78834 ms" using:
Info title Monitor log tail -f /var/log/tomcat8/catalina.out - Sakai 11.4 should be available on port 8080 @ http://<serveraddresss>:8080/portal
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