Lotus Domino Administrator 8.5 Help - Installing and upgrading Notes on Linux

NOTES CLIENT INSTALLATION AND UPGRADE

Installing and upgrading Notes on Linux
IBM® Lotus® Notes®installation on Linux® supports multi-user install.

If you are upgrading to the current Notes release using an RPM or DEB install kit, and installed the earlier release with an ISMP installer uninstall the earlier release before installing the current release. This uninstall step is only required if you will be installing the current release using an RPM or DEB install kit.

DEB kit install instructions:

Notes is available as a deb install kit for installing on the Ubuntu platform. If you are upgrading from a pre-Notes 8.5 release, uninstall Notes using the uninstall utility provided with that release.

Note See the "Considerations before installing Notes on Linux" topic in this guide before proceeding.

1. Shut down all applications.

Make sure that all processes are terminated, including eclipse/javaw, eclipse/notes2w, sametime, notes, taskldr, and nsdexec.

To be sure there are no Notes processes running, change to the Notes data directory and type the following command:

/opt/ibm/lotus/notes/nsd.sh -kill

2. Uninstall any Notes Beta installations.

3. As the root user, open a terminal window or file browser.

4. If you are obtaining the deb install kit from a Web downloads page, open your browser and navigate to the Web page from which to obtain the download.

5. Locate the Notes deb install kit and save it to your /root folder.

For example, obtain the deb install kit CD or open a browser and navigate to the Web site at which the deb install kit resides.

6. Navigate to the folder in which you saved the deb install kit and unpack the tar file.

7. Navigate to the directory that contains the unpacked deb files.

Note

To install, you must switch to the root user or be logged in as a root user.

Note Install to a directory that is readable, but not writeable, by all users.

8. Specify the deb packages to install. Use either a command line or GUI install method.

Notes deb packages provide one required component (Notes) and four optional components (Activities, Composite Application Editor, Sametime, and Lotus Symphony). Optional components are dependent on the required component. The required component must be installed before installing optional components. Likewise, optional components must be uninstalled before the required component can be uninstalled.

These options include the following:

Notes - Select to install Notes (ibm_lotus_notes-8.5.i586.deb).
Activities -- Select to install Activities. An activities server is required to use this feature (ibm_lotus_activities-8.5.i586.deb).
Sametime (integrated) -- Select to install basic Lotus Sametime capabilities such as chat and live names. A Sametime server is required to use this feature (ibm_lotus_sametime-8.5.i586.deb).
IBM Lotus Symphony -- Select to install Lotus Symphony (ibm_lotus_sametime-8.5.i586.deb).
Composite Application Editor -- Select to install the Composite Applications Editor for use with composite applications (ibm_lotus_cae-8.5.i586.deb),

You can use the following command to check if you have already installed one or more of the deb packages:

$dpkg -l "ibm-lotus*"

Command line install instructions for DEB

Sample instructions for command line deb install are shown below.

To install Notes

$sudo dpkg -i ibm_lotus_notes-8.5.i586.deb

To install Activities

$sudo dpkg -i ibm_lotus_activities-8.5.i586.deb

To install Composite Application Editor

$sudo dpkg -i ibm_lotus_cae-8.5.i586.deb

To install Sametime

$sudo dpkg -i ibm_lotus_sametime-8.5.i586.deb

To install IBM Lotus Symphony

$sudo dpkg -i ibm_lotus_symphony-8.5.i586.deb

Note You can combine these to install with a paired command, as below:

Install the Notes deb first.

$sudo dpkg -i ibm_lotus_notes-8.5.i586.deb

You can then install the other deb packages.

$sudo dpkg -i ibm_lotus_activities-8.5.i586.deb ibm_lotus_cae-8.5.i586.deb ibm_lotus_sametime-8.5.i586.deb ibm_lotus_symphony-8.5.i586.deb

GUI install instructions for DEB

Sample instructions to install the deb packages through the operating system GUI installer are as below.

The GUI package installer can include a directory in which the required packages reside. In this example, the following packages reside in the /root/notesdebs directory.

Place the required deb packages in a target directory, for example /root/notesdebs.

The GUI package installer can include a directory in which the required packages reside. In this example, the following packages reside in the /root/notesdebs directory.

ibm_lotus_activites-8.5.i586.deb
ibm_lotus_cae-8.5.i586.deb
ibm_lotus_notes-8.5.i586.deb
ibm_lotus_symphony-8.5.i586.deb

Navigate to the directory from a GUI environment on your system and right click on the deb to install. The resultant menu options are as below:

Open with GDeb Package installer

Open with Archive Manager

Open with Other Application

Cut

Copy

Make link

For example, if you select Open with GDebi Package installer, the Ubuntu GUI opens to install that package.

Install ibm_lotus_notes-8.5.i586.deb first and then repeat for each of the other deb packages to install.

Note

If installation is unsuccessful, review the log file at <

install_dir

>/framework/rcp/installer_logs/framework_install.log.

Note After install, application icons are visible by clicking Computer - More Application - Office - Lotus Notes and reside in /usr/share/applications.

9. On initial startup, the license agreement appears. Read and accept the license agreement terms and continue with Notes setup.

RPM kit install instructions:

Notes is available as an rpm install kit for installing on the SuSE or Red Hat platforms. If you are upgrading from a pre-Notes 8.5 release, uninstall Notes using the uninstall utility provided with that release.

Note See the "Considerations before installing Notes on Linux" topic in this guide before proceeding.

1. Shut down all applications.

Make sure that all processes are terminated, including eclipse/javaw, eclipse/notes2w, sametime, notes, taskldr, and nsdexec.

To be sure there are no Notes processes running, change to the Notes data directory and type the following command:

/opt/ibm/lotus/notes/nsd.sh -kill

2. Uninstall any Notes Beta installations.

3. As the root user, open a terminal window or file browser.

4. If you are obtaining the rpm install kit from a Web downloads page, open your browser and navigate to the Web page from which to obtain the download.

5. Locate the Notes rpm install kit and save it to your /root folder.

For example, obtain the rpm install kit CD or open a browser and navigate to the Web site at which the rpm install kit resides.

6. Navigate to the folder in which you saved the rpm install kit and unpack the tar file.

7. Navigate to the directory that contains the unpacked rpm files.

Note

To install, you must switch to the root user or be logged in as a root user.

Note Install to a directory that is readable, but not writeable, by all users.

8. Select the features to install by installing the additional rpms that have been included in the rpm install kit. Notes 8.5 rpm packages provide one required component (Notes) and four optional components (Activities, Composite Application Editor, Sametime, and Lotus Symphony). Optional components are dependent on the required component. The required component must be installed before installing optional components. Likewise, optional components must be uninstalled before the required component can be uninstalled.

These options include the following:

Notes - Select to install Notes (ibm_lotus_notes-8.5.i586.rpm).
Activities -- Select to install Activities. An activities server is required to use this feature (ibm_lotus_activities-8.5.i586.rpm).
Sametime (integrated) -- Select to install basic Lotus Sametime capabilities such as chat and live names. A Sametime server is required to use this feature (ibm_lotus_sametime-8.5.i586.rpm).
IBM Lotus Symphony -- Select to install Lotus Symphony (ibm_lotus_sametime-8.5.i586.rpm).
Composite Application Editor -- Select to install the Composite Applications Editor for use with composite applications (ibm_lotus_cae-8.5.i586.rpm)

You can use the following command to check if you have already installed one or more of the rpm packages.

rpm -qa | grep ibm_lotus

Command line instructions

Sample instructions for command line rpm install are shown below.

To install Notes

#rpm -i ibm_lotus_notes-8.5.i586.rpm

To install Activities

#rpm -i ibm_lotus_activities-8.5.i586.rpm

To install Composite Application Editor

#rpm -i ibm_lotus_cae-8.5.i586.rpm

To install Sametime

#rpm -i ibm_lotus_sametime-8.5.i586.rpm

To install IBM Lotus Symphony

#rpm -i ibm_lotus_symphony-8.5.i586.rpm

Note You can combine these into a single install as shown below.

#rpm -i ibm_lotus_notes-8.5.i586.rpm ibm_lotus_activities-8.5.i586.rpm ibm_lotus_cae-8.5.i586.rpm ibm_lotus_sametime-8.5.i586.rpm ibm_lotus_symphony-8.5.i586.rpm

GUI install instructions for RPM

Sample instructions to install the rpm packages through the operating system GUI installer are as below.

The GUI package installer can include a directory in which the required packages reside. In this example, the following packages reside in the /root/notesrpms directory.

Place the required deb packages in a target directory, for example ./root/notesrpms.

The GUI package installer can include a directory in which the required packages reside. In this example, the following packages reside in the /root/notesrpms directory.

ibm_lotus_activites-8.5.i586.rpm
ibm_lotus_cae-8.5.i586.rpm
ibm_lotus_notes-8.5.i586.rpm
ibm_lotus_sametime-8.5.i586.rpm
ibm_lotus_symphony-8.5.i586.rpm

Navigate to this folder from a GUI environment on your system and right click on the rpm to install.

-- If you are installing on a SUSE platform, menu options appear as below.

Open with "Install Software"

Open with "File Roller"

Open with Other Application

Cut

Copy

For example, select Open with "Install Software" to install the rpm.

-- If you are installing on a Red Hat platform, menu options appear as below

Open with "Software Installer"

Open with "Archive Manager"

Open with Other Application

Cut

Copy

For example, select Open with "Software Installer" to install the rpm.

Install ibm_lotus_notes-8.5.i586.rpm first and repeat for each package to install.

Note

If installation is unsuccessful, you can open the install log file at <

install_dir

>/framework/rcp/installer_logs/framework_install.log.

Note After install, application icons are visible by clicking Computer - More Application - Office - Lotus Notes and reside in /usr/share/applications.

9. On initial startup, the license agreement appears. Read and accept the license agreement terms and continue with the Notes setup.

Running the Notes client on Linux as a user after root user install

After you install the Notes client, users can log in and run Notes.

1. Log in as a non-root user.

2. Start Notes by clicking the Computer option - More Applications... - New Applications - Lotus Notes.

3. Respond to Notes setup prompts as they appear.

Note

If you upgraded Notes, you may need to update your mail template. Your contacts should be automatically updated.

Related topics

Notes pre-installation checklist

Considerations before installing Notes on Linux

Notes installation directories for Linux