This page provides information about the general requirements for each of the Lotus Notes client types.
The operating system requirements for the supported platforms listed the sections below.
The table below describes some Lotus Notes 8.5 platform differences specifically for Linux and Mac.
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Difference on Linux (RHEL, SLED, Ubuntu)
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May contain OS specific references - location of mail file, browser references
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May contain OS specific references - location of mail file, browser references
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May contain OS specific links
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May contain OS specific links
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Contains OS specific data
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called Notes Preferences on Mac
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Domino Administration Client
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Embedded Symphony Editors
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Not available embedded within Notes. Notes 8.5 IFR1 provides administrators with the ability to customize the Notes 8.5 kit to include the Symphony editors as an installable option.
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Activities Side-shelf Integration
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Not available. In plan for a future release
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Quickr Side-shelf Integration
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Supported on Mac, however we use Mac's native desktop search engine, Spotlight, rather than Google Desktop Search.
You can find Notes content through Spotlight search.
The ability to search your Mac desktop via Spotlight from the Notes Search Bar is not supported.
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Viewing Attachments, Searching Attachments
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An attachment viewer is provided with Notes that enables clients to view document formats without having the native applications installed for the files viewed.
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Similar to Linux and Windows, an attachment viewer is provided that enables clients to view attachments on the Mac, however the viewing mechanism renders the content as HTML and viewed via browser (either embedded or external depending upon preference)
Full Text Indexing for File attachments is not supported on the Mac. This is in consideration for a future release.
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Multi-user install is supported.
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Install uses Mac's Packagemaker utility to install Notes
Multi-user installation is supported
Notes must be uninstalled using the provided uninstaller utility
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Assignment for default for Calendar and Contacts
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Not available in 8.5, in plan for a future release
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Embedded Components / Platform Dependencies
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XULRunner 1.8.1.3 ( Standard)
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XULRunner 1.8.1.3 ( Standard)
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Mac OSX Native JVM is used - currently default is 1.5 in 10.5
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Uses Gnome OS dialogs and filtering
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Although there are multiple hardware requirements for the different platforms mentioned in the release notes and the InfoCenter, the important thing to keep in mind is that these are additional requirements to those required by the operating system.
The typical recommended configuration that a Notes Standard Client requires is the following:
For example, let's say you wish to run the Notes Standard Client on Windows Vista. Since Windows Vista recommends 1 GB RAM, it would be recommended to have a machine with at least 2 GB RAM for this configuration.
For more information on requirements for the different operating systems, consult the vendors' website.