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Installation Overview

This section gives an overview of TIBCO Universal Installer.

Installation Modes

Three installation modes are available: GUI, console, and silent.

GUI Mode

In GUI mode, the installer presents panels which you can use to make choices about product selection, product location, and so on. To invoke the installer in GUI mode, double-click the executable.

Console Mode

In console mode, the installer is executed from the command prompt or terminal window. This is useful if your machine does not have a GUI environment.

Silent Mode

Silent mode installs the product using either the default or custom settings that are saved in a response file. Silent mode installs the product without prompting you for information.

Installation Types

Two installation types are available: Profile or Custom.

•	The Profile installation type installs all the software for a specific profile.

•	The Custom installation type installs the selected components.

Installer Account

Any user can install this product.

•	Regular (non-root) user

•	Super-user (root).

While installing this product on UNIX platforms, ensure that the same installer account is used to install all TIBCO products.

Windowing Environment

A windowing environment such as CDE (that is, X11 Windows) is required to run the installer in GUI mode. A windowing environment is not required for a console installation or silent installation.

Permissions

To perform the installation, you must have Read, Write, and Execute permissions on all the files and directories, after the compressed file is unpacked. The file structure after unpacking must be identical to the structure that was packed.

Installer Log File

The installer log file, tibco_universal_installer.username_install.log, is written to the .TIBCO/install_timestamp folder of the user’s home directory. To change the location of the installer log file, specify the option -V logFile="myLogFile" when you run the installer.

The installer log file captures the following information:

•	The installation environment details such as the user that invoked the installer, host name, Java home in the environment, operating system details, and so on.

•	The list of assemblies installed.

•	The information related to the Ant scripts that are executed by the installer.

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