4 Oracle Calendar desktop client

Using the Oracle Calendar desktop client, you can create and manage meetings, daily notes, day events, and tasks. If you have been granted designate rights by another user, you can create Agenda entries on that user's behalf. You can easily compare schedules or verify other users' availability using a convenient combined group view, and check scheduling conflicts before creating meetings. The Oracle Calendar desktop client includes an online Address Book enabling you to keep track of your contacts and classify them according to configurable categories.

The Oracle Calendar desktop client is available for Windows, Macintosh, Linux and Solaris.

This chapter contains the following topics:

Installation instructions for Windows
Installation instructions for Macintosh
Installation instructions for Linux
Troubleshooting and FAQS

Installation instructions for Windows

This section contains the following topics:

System requirements
Installing the Oracle Calendar desktop client for Windows

System requirements

Table 4-1 Oracle Calendar desktop client for Windows system requirements

Requirement	Value
Operating system	Windows 98 Windows ME Windows NT Windows 2000 Windows XP Home Windows XP Professional If you are installing Oracle Calendar desktop client for Windows on a Windows NT computer, you must install Microsoft Windows Service Pack 6 or later. Administrative privileges are required to install Oracle Calendar desktop client for Windows on Windows NT, 2000, and XP.
Disk space	25 MB
RAM	20 MB minimum
Calendar server	Oracle CorporateTime server 5.4 Oracle Calendar server 5.5 Oracle Calendar server 9.0.4.x

Installing the Oracle Calendar desktop client for Windows

Log in with administrative privileges if you are installing on Windows NT, 2000, or XP.
Run the self-extracting executable cal_win_904x.exe and follow the on-screen instructions.

Installation instructions for Macintosh

This section contains the following topics:

System requirements
Installing the Oracle Calendar desktop client for Macintosh

System requirements

Table 4-2 Oracle Calendar desktop client for Macintosh System Requirements

Requirement	Value
Operating system	Mac OS 9.x (with CarbonLib 1.6), Mac OS X 10.1.4 to 10.3
Disk space	20 MB minimum
RAM	12 MB
Calendar server	Oracle CorporateTime server 5.4 Oracle Calendar server 5.5 Oracle Calendar server 9.0.4.x

Installing the Oracle Calendar desktop client for Macintosh

Mac OS 9.x

This section describes how to install Oracle Calendar desktop client for Macintosh for Mac OS 9.x.

Verify that you have administrative privileges.
Ensure that the CarbonLib file is installed in the Extensions folder of your active System Folder to run the installer.
Double-click cal_mac_OS9_904x.hqx and follow the on-screen instructions.

The installer extracts the application and copies the Readme.htm file into the destination folder you have selected. It also extracts all shared libraries to the Extensions folder and Oracle Calendar Help to the Help folder of your active System Folder.

If your CarbonLib file is prior to version 1.6, it is updated. Restart the computer for the new file version to take effect.

Mac OS X

This section describes how to install Oracle Calendar desktop client for Macintosh for Mac OS X.

Verify that you have administrative privileges.
Double-click cal_mac_OSX_904x.hqx and follow the on-screen instructions.

The installer extracts the application and copies the Readme.htm file into a destination folder you select. It also extracts all shared libraries to the /Library/CFMSupport/ folder and the Oracle Calendar Help folder to the /Library/Documentation/Help/ folder.

Installation instructions for Linux

This section contains the following topics:

System requirements
Installing the Oracle Calendar desktop client for Linux

System requirements

Table 4-3 Oracle Calendar desktop client for Linux system requirements

Requirement	Value
Operating system	Red Hat Linux 7.x, to 9.0 SuSE Linux 7.1 Linux x86 with kernel 2.4.x or later
Disk space	33 MB
RAM	15 to 20 MB
Calendar server	Oracle CorporateTime server 5.4 Oracle Calendar server 5.5 Oracle Calendar server 9.0.4.x

Installing the Oracle Calendar desktop client for Linux

This section describes how to install Oracle Calendar desktop client for Linux.

Unpack the distribution archive in a temporary directory. /tmp is the sample directory used in the following instructions.
```
cd /tmp
gtar zxvf /tmp/cal_linux_904x.tar.gz
```
Change to the OracleCalendar_inst directory.
```
cd OracleCalendar_inst
```
To install using a full graphical interface, run gui_install.sh. To install using a text mode interface, run text_install.sh. You will be prompted for installation and shortcut directories.

System Requirements

Table 4-4 Oracle Calendar desktop client for Solaris system requirements

Requirement	Value
Operating system	Solaris 8, 9 (SPARC only) Netscape Navigator or Netscape Communicator release 4.0 or later is required to use the Oracle Calendar desktop client online Help. The directory that contains the Netscape executable must be set in your path.
Disk space	40 MB
RAM	20 to 25 MB
Calendar server	Oracle CorporateTime server 5.4 Oracle Calendar server 5.5 Oracle Calendar server 9.0.4.x

Installing Oracle Calendar desktop client for Solaris

This section describes how to install the Oracle Calendar desktop client for Solaris.

Untar the distribution archive into a temporary directory. /tmp is the sample directory used in the following commands.
```
cd /tmp
gtar zxvf /tmp/cal_sun_os_904x.tar.gz
```
Change to the OracleCalendar_inst directory.
```
cd OracleCalendar_inst
```
To install using a full graphical interface, run gui_install.sh. To install using a text mode interface, run text_install.sh. You will be prompted for installation and shortcut directories.

Troubleshooting and FAQS

For troubleshooting information and answers to frequently asked questions, click here.