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Locate your local themes directory. In DSpace 1.5 it is located at
dspace-source/dspace-xmlui/dspace-xmlui-webapp/src/main/webbapp/themes/
If this is a fresh installation, you might have to create the themes directory inside webapp. Create a new directory inside themes and name it after your new theme. Remember the directory name; it will come in useful when configuring the pages that the theme will be applied to.
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The template is located in the
{{dspace-source/dspace-xmlui/dspace-xmlui-webbapp/src/main/webbapp/themes/}}template directory and includes a sitemap configured with the most common settings as well as the instructions on changing them. The template also comes with blank xsl and css files, referenced by the sitemap, to help you get started. Copy the contents of the template directory into your new theme.
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