IDM 3.5.1 Non-Root Install fix for Linux, Solaris and AIX

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Security patch: No

Priority: Recommended

Distribution Type: Public

http://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=lCWz-ZmFKz4~

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Revision: 6

Document ID: 5007525

Creation Date: 2007-12-20 11:43:00

Modified Date: 2008-05-14 21:11:57

abstract

The non-root installer does not install the DXMLdev package. This problem happens on the following platforms: Linux, Solaris and AIX The files which are installed by the DXMLdev package are the following: XDS.jar CommonDriverShim.jar shimwrapper.jar. These files are needed by many of the drivers in order to be able to run.

details

Overview: New install script for the DXMLdev package for Linux, Solaris and AIX

System Requirements: IDM 3.5.1

Installation:

Method 1:
If the installer CD or ISO image has been copied or expanded to writeable media, then copy idm-nonroot-install to //setup and add the execute permission, and run normally. Example:

cp idm-nonroot-install /home/fred/tmp/idm351/linux/setup
cd /home/fred/tmp/idm351/linux/setup
chmod +x idm-nonroot-install
./idm-nonroot-install

Method 2:
If the installer CD or ISO image is mounted normally (read-only), place idm-nonroot-install somewhere on the filesystem, add the execute permission, set the environment variable IDM_CD_ROOT to the base mount point of the CD or ISO image, and run. Example:

cp idm-nonroot-install /home/fred/tmp
cd /home/fred/tmp
chmod +x idm-nonroot-install
IDM_CD_ROOT=/media/cdrom/idm-nonroot-install
export IDM_CD_ROOT
./idm-nonroot-install

Technical Support Information:
The non-root installer does not install the DXMLdev package. This problem happens on the following platforms:
Linux, Solaris and AIX

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Compressed File Name: idm351nonrootinstallir1.tar.gz

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