Install Datashare on Linux
Install Datashare will help you set up the software on your computer.
There are two ways of installing Datashare on Linux :
- 1.Standalone
- 2.With Docker
There is only a package for debian/ubuntu systems (.deb file).
If you want to run it standalone with another Linux distribution, you can download the latest version of the Datashare jar here : https://github.com/ICIJ/datashare/releases/latest
And adapt the following launch script : https://github.com/ICIJ/datashare/blob/master/datashare-dist/src/main/deb/bin/datashare to your environment.
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- 2.Click the blue button 'DOWNLOAD FOR FREE'.

- 1.Save the debian package as a file

save as file
2. Install it with the following command line:
$ sudo apt install /dir/to/debian/package/datashare-dist_7.2.0_all.deb
3. Run Datashare with:
$ datashare
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2. Don't forget (if not done during the install process) to add your user to the docker group:
sudo usermod -aG docker your-user
If you do so, you'll have to close your session and open a new one (logout and login again).
After having logged in again, you can check that it is working with :
docker ps
CONTAINER ID IMAGE COMMAND CREATED STATUS PORTS NAMES
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- 3.On the next window, select 'Save File' and click 'OK'.

In your Terminal, you can start installing Datashare:


It will :
- initialize an Elasticsearch index with Datashare mapping
- provide CLI to run Datashare extract, index, name finding tasks
- provide a WEB GUI to run Datashare extract, index, name finding tasks, and search in the documents.
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