Difference: APPX500LinuxNewInstallation (10 vs. 11)

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APPX 5.0.0 - Linux - New Installation

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Overview

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Two different methods are provided to install APPX on Linux. There is a GUI installer and a Console Mode installer. The same installer is used for both methods. The installer will automatically detect if it is being run as a command or from a GUI Desktop. Regardless of which installation method is used, the result is the same. A typical APPX installation on a system where APPX has not been previously installed performs the following steps:

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Two different methods are provided to install APPX on Linux. There is a GUI installer and a Console Mode (character mode) installer. The same installer is used for both methods. The installer will automatically detect if it is being run as a command or from a GUI Desktop. Regardless of which installation method is used, the result is the same. A typical APPX installation on a system where APPX has not been previously installed performs the following steps:

Creates an O/S user named "appx" and a group named "appxgrp".
Creates the destination directory and installs APPX into it.

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Run the installer file (appxsetup.sh). If you are presented with a screen like the one below, click on the "Run" button.

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Run the installer file (appxsetup.sh). If you are presented with a "Run or Display?" screen similar to the one below, click on the "Run" button.

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After a few moments, the APPX Setup Wizard should display the Welcome screen. Click on the "Next" button to continue.

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Read and accept the license agreement.

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Specify the Destination Directory into which APPX is to be installed. As a matter of convention, APPX is usually installed into /usr/local/appx but may be installed into the directory of your choice.

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You will be warned if the destination directory already exists. Otherwise, APPX will create it.

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APPX will then be installed into the specified destination directory.

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