C H A P T E R 4 |
Linux: Installing and Starting the Java Studio Enterprise Software |
This chapter describes how to install the Java Studio Enterprise software in the Linux environment from the product physical media or from files downloaded from the web.
This chapter covers the following topics:
The following restrictions apply to the installation in the Linux environment:
If you want to create a log file with information about the installation, you must start the installer from a command window using the following commands:
By default, the installation uses a directory inside your user home directory to store initial installation files. In some cases, this can increase the time needed for the installation. To avoid this scenario, you can specify a different temporary directory for the installation.
If you want to specify a different temporary directory for the installer to use, you must start the installer from a terminal window using the following commands:
You can install the Java Studio Enterprise software from media or from a download file.
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1. Insert the Java Studio Enterprise media in your CD/DVD drive.
2. Open a command window and start the installation using the following commands:
3. Follow the instructions in To Continue the Installation to continue the installation.
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1. Download the Java Studio Enterprise installer file (download-installer) into a writable directory.
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Caution - Do not use a download directory that contains spaces or other special characters in the path name. |
Use Sun Download Manager software (http://www.sun.com/download/sdm/) to ensure a successful download.
2. From a command prompt, change the file you downloaded to an executable file and start the installer using the following commands:
Be sure to replace download-installer with the file name of the binary that you downloaded.
3. Follow the instructions in To Continue the Installation to continue the installation.
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1. At the Welcome page of the installation wizard, click Next.
2. Respond to the license agreement and click Next.
3. At the Select Features page, use the following table to determine how to select features to install.
You have an installation of Sun Java |
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4. At the Java Development Kit (JDK) Selection page, use the radio buttons to define which JDK will be used with this installation of Java Studio Enterprise and click Next.
See http://java.sun.com/j2se/ for additional information about available versions.
5. At the Start Copying Files page, verify the current settings and click Next to begin the installation.
When the installation is done, the Complete page opens.
6. To start the IDE after you complete the installation wizard, select the Start Sun Java(TM) Studio Enterprise 8 checkbox.
You start the IDE by executing a launcher script.
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1. Change to the directory that contains the IDE executable.
2. Start the IDE using the runide.sh command:
You can specify runide.sh command options on the command line or in the java-studio-install-dir/ide/etc/jstudio.conf file. See Using Startup Command-Line Options.
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