Sun Studio 9 Installation and Setup Guide for Linux Platforms

This chapter includes information about the following topics:

• The software installation overview
• System requirements
• Adding swap space
• Choosing local display or remote display of the installer
• Locating the product serial number
• Installation features included in this release

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Software Installation Overview

The following steps outline the general process you follow to install the Sun Studio 9 software, product serial number, and supporting software. See the references provided in each step for specific procedures.

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System Requirements

Sun Studio 9 supports the system requirements shown in TABLE 1-1.

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Adding Swap Space

If you want to add swap space, do the following:

1. Become a superuser (root) by typing:

% su

Password: root-password

2. Create a file in a selected directory to add swap space by typing:

# dd if=/dev/zero of=/dir/myswapfile bs=1024 count=number_blocks_needed

where dir is a directory in which you have permission to add swap space. The myswapfile is the name of the swap file you are creating. The number_blocks_needed is an amount of 1024-byte blocks you want to create.

See the dd(1) man page for more information.

3. Verify that the file was created by typing:

# ls -l /dir/myswapfile

The new file appears in the directory.

4. Initialize the new swap area by typing:

# mkswap /dir/myswapfile

See the mkswap(8) man page for more detailed information.

5. Run the swapon command to enable the new swap space for paging and swapping by typing the following:

# swapon -a /dir/myswapfile

6. Verify that the extra swap space was added by typing:

# swapon -s

The output shows the allocated swap space.

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Choosing Local Display or Remote Display of the Installer

You can display the installer either locally or remotely while you are installing the Sun Studio 9 software with the graphical user interface installer or the command-line installer:

• Local display. The source computer and the display computer are the same computer. The installer window or command-line installer is displayed on the same computer that contains the product CD-ROM or downloaded files and runs the installer. You can continue to Chapter 2.
• Remote display. The source computer and the display computer are different computers. The source computer contains the product CD-ROM or downloaded files and runs the installer. The display computer displays the installer window or command-line installer. To install using a remote display, follow the instructions in Preparing to Install Using a Remote Display or Preparing to Install Using a Remote Display With an NFS-Mounted Filesystem.

Preparing to Install Using a Remote Display

To prepare for installation using a remote display, follow these steps:

1. On the display computer, enable client access to the X server by typing the following at a command line:

% xhost + source-computer-name

Replace source-computer-name with the output of the /usr/bin/hostname command entered on the source computer, which is the computer that contains the product CD-ROM or downloaded files.

2. Log in to the source computer and become a superuser (root) by typing:

% rlogin source-computer-name -l rootname

Password: root-password

3. On the source computer, set the display to the monitor that is attached to the display computer.

If you use the C shell, type:

# setenv DISPLAY display-computer-name:0.0

If you use the GNU Bourne-Again shell, type:

# export DISPLAY=display-computer-name:0.0

If you use the Korn shell, type:

# export DISPLAY=display-computer-name:0.0

Replace display-computer-name with the output of the /bin/hostname command entered on the display computer.

Preparing to Install Using a Remote Display With an NFS-Mounted Filesystem

Follow the steps below to prepare for installation using a remote display from an NFS-mounted installer image. See What If the Installation Fails on an NFS-Mounted Filesystem? for troubleshooting information.

Preparing the Source Computer

1. Become a superuser (root) by typing:

% su

Password: root-password

2. Add the following line to your /etc/exports file in order to share the product image as an NFS filesystem:

share -F nfs -o ro /cdrom/studio_9_linux

3. Verify that your source computer is an NFS server by typing:

# ps -ef | grep nfsd

If screen output that resembles the following example appears, then nfsd is running:

root 237 1 17 Jun 04 ? 0:00 [nfsd] 

If you do not see screen output like the preceding example, start nfsd. For example, on a Sun Java Desktop System, start nfsd by typing:

# /etc/init.d/nfsserver start

# ps -ef | grep nfsd

You should see screen output similar to the previous example. If not, contact your Linux system administrator.

If nfsd is running, to make the product image available, type:

# /usr/sbin/exportfs -a

4. Ensure that your source computer is exporting your product directory by typing:

# /usr/sbin/exportfs

Preparing the Display Computer

1. Enable client access to the X server by typing the following:

% /usr/X11R6/bin/xhost + source-machine-name

Replace source-computer-name with the output of the /bin/hostname command entered on the source computer.

2. Log in as superuser (root) by typing:

% su

Password: root-password

3. Create a new directory by typing:

# mkdir /install-directory

where install-directory is the directory in which you want to mount the installer image.

4. Mount the product files by typing:

# mount source-machine:/dev/cdrom/studio_9_linux /install-directory

5. Go to the directory that you created in Step 3 by typing:

# cd /install-directory

6. Set the display to the monitor you are using.

If you use the C shell, type:

# setenv DISPLAY source-computer-name:0.0

If you use the Bash shell, type:

# DISPLAY=source-computer-name:0.0

# export DISPLAY

If you use the Korn shell, type:

# export DISPLAY=source-computer-name:0.0

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Locating the Product Serial Number

When you purchase the product, the serial number is listed on a card that is enclosed in the product package. The 26-character number on the card is the number that you enter in the Enter Serial Number page of the installer during installation. You can also generate a 60-day trial serial number during the installation process.

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Installation Features Included in This Release

This Sun Studio 9 software release includes the following installation features:

• Graphical user interface installation
• Command-line installation
• Batch installation
• Serial number installation tool (snit)
• J2SE software installation
• Batch uninstallation
• Graphical user interface uninstallation
• Command-line uninstallation

This document includes instructions for using each of the features.

Sun Studio 9 Installation and Setup Guide for Linux Platforms

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