APPX 5.0.0 - Linux - New Installation

Overview

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:

  1. Creates an O/S user named "appx" and a group named "appxgrp".
  2. Creates the destination directory and installs APPX into it.
  3. Sets the appropriate permissions
  4. Runs APPX to allow you to complete the configuration
    1. Add APPX System Administrators to the APPX user file
    2. Configure and start the APPX Login Manager service
    3. Configure and start the APPX Audit Manager service
    4. Install the license key

GUI Installation on Linux

Log in to your Linux desktop 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.


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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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When the installation wizard displays the final screen, click on the Finish button to end the installation wizard and to automatically run APPX to complete the configuration and installation of APPX.


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When you click on the Finish button, the APPX Client will be launched to run APPX to complete the installation of the APPX environment.

Character Mode Installation on Linux

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Run APPX to Complete the Installation

The first time that APPX is run after the installation wizard completes, you will need to complete the initial configuration of APPX.

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-- SteveFrizzell - 23 Oct 2008

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