Installing and removing VNC^® Enterprise Edition for UNIX

Downloading the software

VNC Enterprise Edition for UNIX is available for download for the following platforms:

• Linux (x86)
• Solaris (SPARC)
• Solaris (x86)
• HP-UX (PA-RISC)

For each platform, both packaged (rpm for Linux, pkg for Solaris or depot for HP-UX) and unpackaged (tarball) versions are available. We strongly recommend using the packaged versions. If you cannot use the packaged versions, please read our manual installation guide.

Installing and removing the software

Note that, on all platforms, you must specify the filename (which will depend on the platform and version) in order to install the software, but the package name (which is always vnc-E) in order to remove it.

The command-lines given below are examples only. You should read the documentation for the appropriate installation or removal tools before using them. Note that you will require superuser privileges to install or remove VNC Enterprise Edition.

Linux

RedHat (and compatible) systems:

Use the rpm command with the -U (upgrade) option to install the software. For example, to install version 4.3, you would download the RPM and run the following command:

rpm -U vnc-E4_3-x86_linux.rpm

If you get an error indicating that libstdc++ is missing then you will need to install a compatibility library. If you have yum installed then use the following command:

yum install libstdc++

Otherwise you will have to manually find an RPM file for your Linux distribution. Try searching for libstdc++ on the rpmfind web site.

Use the rpm command with the -e (remove) option to remove the software, as follows:

rpm -e vnc-E

Debian systems:

The Debian GNU/Linux distribution uses its own package management system. It is therefore necessary to convert the RPM to a native Debian installation package, before installing it.

Firstly, install the alien package, used to convert other package formats for use on Debian.

apt-get install alien

Convert the downloaded RPM to a Debian package.

alien vnc-E4_3-x86_linux.rpm

Install the resulting Debian package.

dpkg -i vnc-e_4.3-2_i386.deb

[If necessary, install the libstdc++2.10-glibc2.2 package, which provides the libstdc++-libc6.2-2.so.3 library, required by VNC Enterprise Edition]

apt-get install libstdc++2.10-glibc2.2

Solaris

Use the pkgadd command to install the software. For example, to install version 4.3, you would download the pkg and run the following command:

pkgadd -n -d vnc-E4_3-sparc_solaris.pkg

Note that if you are upgrading from a previous version of VNC Enterprise Edition, will have to follow the instructions below for uninstalling that version first. Ensure that you have your license key available, as you will need to reinstall it after you have installed the software.

We provide Solaris packages for both SPARC and x86 architectures. It is important to download the correct package for your processor architecture. If you're not sure which you have, run the following command:

uname -p

We build and test the SPARC package on Solaris 7 and the x86 package on Solaris 9. However, in principle both these packages should work on Solaris 7 or above.

Use the pkgrm command to remove the software, as follows:

pkgrm -n vnc-E

HP-UX

Use the swinstall to install the software. For example, to install version 4.3, you would download the depot and run the following command:

swinstall -s /download/vnc-E4_3-parisc_hpux.depot vnc-E

The above is an example only. You will need to substitute the absolute path of the depot file you have download.

Use the swremove command to remove the software, as follows:

swremove vnc-E