Re: Installing UGS NX5 on amd64
On Mon, Sep 17, 2007 at 09:39:24PM -0400, Paul Strefling wrote:
> Has anyone attempted to install UGS NX5 on their amd64 system? The NX5
> readme states that the release is only for Suse 64bit Linux
> distribution. I have attempted to install on an amd64 testing system
> but the installer misbehaves; it is a fairly complex ksh script that
> gets stuck in a loop. It continues to ask the user the same question.
>
> The only specific documentation I can find on system modification is
> in the instillation Readme:
>
> System files must be modified to allow execution of NX:
>
> /etc/profile (all systems)
> /etc/services (nodes using local services)
>
> /etc/.login (Sun & OSF)
> /etc/cshrc (SGI Only)
> /etc/csh.login (HP Only)
>
> It seems that the modifications for a Linux system are minimal, I even
> get the option to install without modifying the system files.
>
> This brings up a few questions that hopefully someone can answer.
>
> 1) Has anyone successfully installed and executed UGS NX5 on Debian system?
>
> 2) What are the most probable problems that I will run into if I
> attempt to run NX on a Debian system? Would it be libraries?
>
> 2a) Should I consider looking into the ksh install script to locate
> the problem in an attempt to get the installer to run.
>
> 2b) Should I install on a Suse system and then transfer the directory
> over to a Debian system to evaluate the situation?
>
> 3) Should I just bite the bullet an run Suse?
>
> Thank you for your time,
>
If the install uses a bash script, invoke 'bash -x' or similar to see
what its doing and use that to debug the issues? Does it have a tarball
install?
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