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< < | Install the APPX Utility UpgradeThe APPX 5.0.0 installer supports two different methods for upgrading your APPX/Linux system. The installer may be run as GUI installer or as a Console Mode (character mode) installer. The same installer is used for either method. 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 been previously installed performs the following steps:
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Install the Upgraded System Administration FilesBefore you install the APPX Utility, you must first replace your old System Administration files with the new System Administration files that were created when you ran the upgrade utility to convert your System Administration files to the new APPX 5.0.0 structure. You can use a "cp" command similar to the example below to replace your old System Administration with the upgraded files. Be sure to edit the copy command to reference the directory where APPX is installed on your system if APPX is not installed in "/usr/local/appx". cp -f /usr/local/appx/data/5SA/5SA/Data/* /usr/local/appx/data/0SA/Data | ||||||||
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< < | You should also remove the System Administration structure files. You can use a "rm" command similar to the example below to remove your System Administration structure files. Be sure to edit the rm command to reference the directory where APPX is installed on your system if APPX is not installed in "/usr/local/appx". rm -f /usr/local/appx/data/0SA/Struct
GUI InstallationLog in to your Linux system as the "root" user. Download the APPX/Linux GUI installer (appxsetup.sh) from the APPX web site or the APPX ftp server and save it to your Desktop or to any other suitable folder. Change the permissions on the downloaded installer file (appxsetup.sh) to have Execute permissions.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. After a few moments, the APPX Setup Wizard should display the Welcome screen. Click on the "Next" button to continue. Read and accept the license agreement. Specify the Destination Directory into which the APPX Utility is to be installed. The directory that you specify must be the directory where APPX 4.2.a is installed on your system. As a matter of convention, this directory is usually "/usr/local/appx/". You will be warned that the destination directory already exists. Click on the "Yes" button to continue. APPX will then be installed into the specified destination directory. When the installation wizard displays the final screen, click on the Finish button to end the APPX Setup Wizard. | |||||||
> > | You should also remove the System Administration structure files. You can use a "rm" command similar to the example below to remove your System Administration structure files. Be sure to edit the rm command to reference the directory where APPX is installed on your system if APPX is not installed in "/usr/local/appx". rm -f /usr/local/appx/data/0SA/Struct | |||||||
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Character Mode InstallationInstall a new APPX 5.0.0 License Key | |||||||
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OverviewTwo different methods are provided to install APPX on Linux/Unix. 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, although in some cases you may have to add "-c" to the command line to force the character installer. 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:
GUI Installation on Linux/UnixLog in to your system as the "root" user. Download the APPX/Linux GUI installer (appxsetup.sh) from the APPX web site or the APPX ftp server and save it to your Desktop or to any other suitable folder. The following instructions will refer to the appxsetup.sh file, which is the name of the Linux installer. The installers for other operating systems have similar names, ie, appxsetup-aix.sh for AIX, appxsetup-sun.sh for Solaris, and so on. if you are downloading directly from the ftp site, make sure you choose the correct installer for your O/S, and substitute your installer's name in the following instructions. Change the permissions on the downloaded installer file to have Execute permissions.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. After a few moments, the APPX Setup Wizard should display the Welcome screen. Click on the "Next" button to continue. Read and accept the license agreement. 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. You will be warned if the destination directory already exists. Otherwise, the APPX Setup Wizard will create it. APPX will then be installed into the specified destination directory. When the APPX Setup Wizard displays the final screen, click on the Finish button to end the APPX Setup Wizard and to automatically run APPX to complete the configuration and installation of APPX. When you click on the Finish button, an APPX session will be automatically launched to APPX500NewInstallConfigAPPX of the APPX environment. Finally, if you intend to log into APPX as user "appx", then you must add a password for the "appx" o/s user that was created by the installer (use the "passwd appx" command). After completing the above steps, you should be able to login to APPX as user "appx" from a remote desktop using the ADC. Character Mode InstallationIf you don't have access to a GUI, you can run the Appx installer in character mode by appending "-c" to the command line. After a few moments, the Appx Setup Wizard should display the Welcome message. Press Enter to continue the installation.
On some systems the Java based installer may fail to run with a notice as shown below even though you are supplying the -c argument. In this case, make sure you have dejavu-sans-font package installed, and also that you have a non headless version of a JRE available to the installer. You can do that with the following yum command on RHEL8.
yum install dejavu-sans-fonts java-1.8.0-openjdk
Could not display the GUI. This application needs access to an X Server.
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You can also run this application in console mode without
access to an X server by passing the argument -c
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[root@rhel8 Downloads]#
# ./appxsetup.sh -c
Unpacking JRE ... Preparing JRE ... Starting Installer ... This will install Appx on your computer. OK [o, Enter], Cancel [c]
Next, read and accept the License agreement. Press Enter as each page is displayed. Please read the following License Agreement. You must accept the terms of this agreement before continuing with the installation. Software License APPX Utility - Release 5.0.0 _ Important! _ Please read this carefully before you click on the Accept button. Definitions: "Software License Agreement (SLA)" shall mean this Software License document and the associated *License Key document collectively. [Enter] After the agreement has been displayed, enter 1 to accept the license agreement, or 2 to cancel the installation. . . . For inquires regarding this agreement, please contact: APPX Software, Inc., 11363 San Jose Blvd., Suite 301, Jacksonville, Florida 32223, USA I accept the agreement Yes [1], No [2] Choose the directory where APPX should be installed and the other installation options. Where should Appx be installed? [/appx50] Create a desktop icon? Yes [y, Enter], No [n] Create a Quick Launch icon? Yes [y, Enter], No [n] Install a new APPX 5.0.0 License Key | |||||||
Log On to your Linux system as a user who is an APPX System Administrator. Then start a local APPX session by running client-local.sh. You should be presented with the following System Registration screen. Notice that the Effective Date field on this registration is blank. Starting with APPX 5.0.0, all License Keys include an Effective Date. You must install an updated License Key before you will be able to run APPX 5.0.0. If you have an updated License Key for your system, you should install it now. | ||||||||
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