Installation Guidelines

The sections below provide guidelines for installing on UNIX platforms.

Installer Account The software can be installed by a regular (non-root) user and super-user (root). Different users can install the same product at different locations.

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

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