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Client Installation on Linux
As of today, there are two types of Notes 8.5 Client packages available for Linux:
• Debian (.deb): The Debian package is used on the operating system called Debian GNU/Linux or
Debian for short. IBM created this Notes Client package specifically for the Ubuntu 8.04 LTS
Desktop Edition.
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RPM Package Manager (.rpm): The RPM Package Manager is the one mostly used by all Linux
distributions. This RPM package was specifically created for Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5.2
Desktop and SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop (SLED) 10 XGL.
There is no single user installation option available. The only type of client installation available on Linux is
'multi-user' mode, meaning that it creates one directory structure for the binaries, and one directory structure
for the data directory under the user's home directory:
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Default directory for the binaries: /opt/ibm/lotus/notes --- one per workstation
•
Default directory for the data : /home//lotus/notes/data --- one per use
Also, there is no Domino Administration Client or Designer Client available on Linux.
The following sections explain how to install the Notes 8.5 client code for the supported Linux distributions:
•
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Desktop Edition (Debian package)
•
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5.2 Desktop (RPM package)
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop (SLED) 10 XGL.(RPM Package)
Important Note: The Notes Client configuration steps, screens and dialogs are all the same as the Notes
8.0 client regardless of the operating system. The following sections only show the code installation.
Client installation on Ubuntu with Debian package
This section describes the client installation on Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Desktop Edition (Debian package).
When you download the Notes 8.5 Client RPM Package from Passeport Advantage, it comes as a TAR file,
which is the equivalent of a ZIP file in Windows. First, you must decompress the TAR file
1. Open a terminal window
2. Copy the TAR file in a temporary directory
3. Go to the temporary directory
4. type the following command
tar -xvf .tar
As a result, you should see the following five Debian files:
• ibm_lotus_cae-8.5.i586.deb
•
ibm_lotus_activities-8.5.i586.deb
• ibm_lotus_notes-8.5.i586.deb
• ibm_lotus_sametime-8.5.i586.deb
• ibm_lotus_symphony-8.5.i586.deb
To install the Notes 8.5 client code, the steps are the following: