User`s guide

Using Software Installation Tools and Applications 59

If you need help using the Installer Tool, read Chapter 4, “Using Command-Line Tools.”

Follow these steps to install software on a server.

1 Insert the application disc in the optical drive of the server that you want to install the

software on.

2 Open a SSH connection in Terminal and log in to the target server.

3 Type the installer command. It will be some variation of the following (parameters in square

brackets are optional):

installer [-volinfo] [-pkginfo] [-allow] [-dumplog] [-help] [-

verbose] [-vers] [-config] [-plist] [-file <

pathToFile>] [-lang

ISOLanguageCode>] -pkg <pathToPackage> -target

pathToDestinationVolume>

If the software package you’re installing requires that you restart the server, type:

/sbin/reboot

/sbin/shutdown -r

Note: When you type the package name or the path to the destination volume, don’t end

the string with a forward slash (/) or the command will not execute.

Parameters

This section describes the parameters of the Installer Tool.

-volInfo

Displays a list of mounted volumes into which the software package can be installed.

-pkginfo

Displays a list of packages that can be installed onto the target volume. If a metapackage is

speciﬁed, all of its subpackages are listed.

-allow

Installs an older version over a newer version if the software package supports this.

-dumplog

Sends the standard installer log to StdOut.

Important Before you put programs inside shared folders, remember that copyright laws

may prevent those programs from being shared. Check the applicable licensing agreements

and follow their requirements.

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