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Running the Installer

CoffeeLink News Server is shipped electronically in the form of a self extracting installation program. The program is called clnews.exe for Windows NT systems or clnews.sh for Solaris and Linux systems. The installation program contains all of the files and directories needed to install and run CLNews on your computer.

The installer will ask you for the name of the directory to install CLNews into. The installer will automatically create the directory for you if it does not already exist. For example, under Windows NT this directory might be named:

      C:\Program Files\CoffeeLinkNews

Under Solaris or Linux it might be named:

      /usr/local/CoffeeLinkNews

The steps required to install CoffeeLink News Server depend on the platform you are installing the server on.

For Windows NT systems, follow these steps:

  1. Click the Start menu and select the Run option.

  2. Click the Browse... button and select the clnews.exe program then click the OK button to return to the Run window.

  3. Click the OK button to launch the installation program then follow the on screen instructions.

For Solaris and Linux systems, follow these steps:

  1. Start a command prompt. The method for doing this will vary depending on the target platform.

  2. cd to the directory containing the install file (clnews.sh).

  3. Run the installer with the following command:

       ./clnews.sh
    

  4. The install program will search your system for a JVM to use when running the program. Select the desired JVM from the list by entering the number next to its name and pressing the Return/Enter key.

  5. The installer should launch itself. Follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation. If the installer does not launch, check that your DISPLAY environment variable is set correctly and then repeat step 3.


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