Installing the product software in the silent mode on Linux

To get started with using the product, you can install the product on Linux by using the silent mode installation method.

Before you begin

You must have completed the following tasks:

  • Uninstalled the previous version of the product. See Uninstalling the product software in the silent mode on Linux.

  • Installed OpenJDK 8 along with JVM OpenJ9. For more information, refer to the AdoptOpenJDK portal.

  • Deleted the installer.properties file generated from the previous installation if you are installing a newer version of the product.

  • Created a properties file that contains the inputs for the installer during the installation process. See Creating a properties file on Linux.

  • Verified the software and hardware requirements. See System Requirements.

  • If you want to install the Rational® Functional Tester on Linux machine, the following libraries must be available on your machine.
    • libstdc++.so.6
    • libXp.so.6
    • libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
    • libXtst.so.6
    • libXt.so.6
    • libstdc++.so.5
    • libXft.so.2
    • libXm.so.4
    Note: For more information on the library dependencies on Linux, refer to Library dependency on Linux.

About this task

You cannot update, modify, or roll back the product by using the stand-alone installer.

Procedure

  1. Open the terminal and log in as a root user.
  2. Change the directory to where you have downloaded the installer file by running the following command: 
    cd <directory path>

    For example, cd root/Downloads/HCL-OneTest-<Product_Name>-Linux-x64-v10.1.2.bin_10.1.2.v20201105_0440

  3. Extract the downloaded file by running the following command: 
    unzip <name of the zip file>

    For example, unzip HCL-OneTest-<product-name>-Linux-x64- v10.1.2.bin_10.1.2.v20201105_0109.zip

  4. Initiate the product installation by running the following command: 
    <name of the installer> -i silent -f <location of the installer.properties file>
    For example, HCL-OneTest-<Product_Name>-Linux-x64-v10.1.2.0.bin -r /root/Downloads/installer.properties
    Note: If the installation is terminated due to any reason, you must check the Installerror.txt to know more about the problem that occurred during the installation process. The error log is located at /<installation directory>/Logs.
    You can verify the status of the installation of the product by checking the log file at /<installation directory>/Logs.

Results

You have installed the product on your computer.

What to do next

You must enter the license key when you open the product. See Managing Licenses.