Fedora - APPX 5.0.0 - New Install

Overview

Three different methods are provided to install APPX on Linux.  There is a rpm installer, a GUI installer, and a Console Mode installer.  Regardless of which installation method is used, the result is the same.  A typical APPX installation 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 users to the APPX user file
    2. Configure and start the APPX Login Manager service
    3. Configure and start the APPX Audit Log service
    4. Install the license key 

Desktop System

GUI Installation

Log in to your Fedora desktop system as the "root" user.

Download the 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 allow execution.

Screenshot-appxsetup.sh_Properties.png

Run the installer.  If you are presented with a screen like the one below, click on the "Run" button. 

run-appxsetup.png

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

Screenshot-Setup_-_Appx_5.0.0.a7.png

Accept the license agreement.

Screenshot-Setup_-_Appx_5.0.0.a7-1.png

Specify the Destination Directory into which APPX is to be installed.

DestinationDirectory.png

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

Screenshot-Setup.png

APPX will then be install into the destination directory.

Screenshot-Setup_-_Appx_5.0.0.a7-3.png

 Click on the Finish button when the setup wizard competes.

Completing.png

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

Character Mode Installation

rpm Installation

Log in to your Fedora desktop system as the "root" user.

Download the rpm installer (appx-5.0.0-1.i386.rpm) 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 (appx-5.0.0-1.i386.rpm) to allow execution.

SetExecutePermissions-rpm.png

Run APPX to Complete the Installation

After you complete the installation of APPX, you will need to run APPX to install your license and complete the configuration of the APPX environment.  When you run the APPX Client, you will be presented with the APPX Client Login dialog.  If the Remote tab is selected, click on the Local tab.

Screenshot-APPX_Client_Login.png 

When you click on the Local tab, you should see an APPX Client Login dialog similar to that show below.  Click on the Connect button to run APPX.

Screenshot-APPX_Client_Login-1.png

Identify initial APPX users

You must identify which users are to be allowed to run APPX.  The APPX installer created an OS user named "appx".  This user has also been added to the APPX user file and has been designated as an APPX System Administrator.  You may identify additional users at this time or you may proceed by clicking on the Next button.

Screenshot-APPX_-_localhost:0.png

Configure the APPX Login Manager Service and the the APPX Audit Log Service

The connection port number is used by the various types of APPX clients that connect to APPX from a remote location.  If you do not want to allow remote connections, blank out the Connection Port number.

The Logging Port is used by APPX to log file I/O audit information.  If you are not going to use this feature of APPX, blank out the Logging Port number.

You may change these port numbers to any other TCP/IP port numbers that are not already being used by your system but, as a matter of convention, you may want to use the number that are already filled in on this screen.

Screenshot-APPX_-_localhost:0-1.png

 

This screen allows you to specify the Authentication Method that is to be used by the APPX Login Manager service.

You must also specify the directory where the APPX Login Manager and the APPX Audit Log Manager commands are installed.  Unless you have moved them to a different directory, you should accept the default directory.

You must also specify the "APPXPATH" directory.  You should accept the default APPXPATH directory that is provided unless instructed to change it by an APPX tech support technician.

Screenshot-APPX_-_localhost:0-2.png

 

Install Your APPX License Key

Screenshot-APPX_-_localhost:0-3.png

Installation Completed

 

Screenshot-APPX_-_localhost:0-4.png

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-- SteveFrizzell - 23 Oct 2008

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