Here's a complete step-by-step on how to install Beta3 on Feisty:
Hardware: Lenovo ThinkPad R52
OS: Ubuntu Feisty Fawn 7.04 with full updates as of 2007/05/29.
NOTE: I don't think that this is necessary: it just happens that when I finally put together all of the pieces I had already updated.
Performed standard install of Feisty to the hard drive. There isn't exactly much to change on the install... Besides the update, the only other changes made were to configure wireless networking.
I then copied the tar to my Desktop and opened a terminal window, where I typed:
$ sudo mv /bin/sh /bin/sh.org
$ sudo ln -s /bin/bash /bin/sh
NOTE: If you do not link sh to bash, you will get "Generic LSE Failure" errors when you run the client after install. I'm not sure if this needs to be done only before the install, or only before the client is run, or both. I did it first... Play with it if you want.
$ cd ~/Desktop
$ mkdir Notes8Beta3
$ cd Notes8Beta3
$ tar xvf ../notes8_linux_beta3_prod.tar
$ sudo ./setup.sh
You will now get the InstallShield GUI. Here is what I did in the GUI. It'll make sense when you go through it, and except for selecting all components, it's just the straight defaults.
Next (Intro screen)/I accept both terms/Next (License)/Accept default path (/opt/ibm/lotus/notes)/Next (Path)/Select all features/Next (Features)/Install (Summary)/ (Wait a while ) /Finish
After the install, you will have to change the parameters on the /etc/lotus directory. In the install that I did that actually worked, I used the following command line, but I would recommend "755" instead of "777"...
$ sudo chmod -R 777 /etc/lotus
I know, lazy... It's very late, what can I say. If you don't do this, you will get an error telling you that pernames.ntf can't be copied because the filesystem is mounted read-only...
Another problem: if you run the client with the "lotus" directory that is created in your home directory, the client will not run. It seems that it is not created properly as part of the install, but it will be correctly created as part of the initial run. So...
$ mv ~/lotus ~/lotus.org
No icons are created as part of this install. Others have mentioned icons, but I've never gotten any icons...
So, now to run the client. AFAICT, no icons were created as part of this process, so how do you start it? From the command line:
$ /opt/ibm/lotus/notes/notes
The client will now launch. You will see lots of information in the terminal as well. Eventually you will get the typical new-client wizard. Here are my answers, but this part should be pretty obvious if you've *ever* installed a Notes client sometime in the last decade...
Next (Welcome screen)
Name: Timothy J Massey
Server: (server name)
Next (User Information)
Next (Connect to server)
Network type: TCP/IP
Server address: (server address)
Next (Network Info)
File name: (Path to my ID file)
No (Do not copy to data folder)
(Password)/OK
Next (Setup additional services)/OK (Notes setup is complete!)
After a few more seconds, you should have the Getting Started screen!
I hope it can save you some time. Trust me: I put in enough time for both of us... :)
Feedback response number WEBB73N8CT created by Timothy J Massey on 05/29/2007
 Running Beta 3 on Ubuntu (Mike Brown 24.May.07)
. . Same problem with Ubuntu over here ... (Alexander Kluge... 24.May.07)
. . . . Try to run in a console window.. (R Schmid 24.May.07)
. . . . . . same effect - nothing happens <eom>... (Alexander Kluge... 25.May.07)
. . beta3 successfully installed on ubu... (R Schmid 24.May.07)
. . . . No luck on mine (Kenny S Smith 24.May.07)
. . . . . . Same here (Marc Leblanc 24.May.07)
. . . . . . . . Same here too (Patrick J Darke... 25.May.07)
. . Fixed it (Alexander Kluge... 25.May.07)
. . . . Generic LSE Failure (no more info!)... (Samuel D Allen 25.May.07)
. . . . . . fixed here too (Patrick J Darke... 25.May.07)
. . . . . . . . Not here.... (Samuel D Allen 26.May.07)
. . . . . . . . . . ...also... (Samuel D Allen 27.May.07)
. . . . . . . . . . . . Nope: Me too... (Timothy J Masse... 27.May.07)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fixed pernames.ntf problem, but sti... (Timothy J Masse... 27.May.07)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hence my earlier question... (Samuel D Allen 27.May.07)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Doesn't matter: problem with local... (Timothy J Masse... 27.May.07)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . not necessarily... (Samuel D Allen 28.May.07)
. . . . . . Brand new Ubuntu Feisty install - S... (Timothy J Masse... 28.May.07)
. . . . . . . . Tried console install - Failed (Timothy J Masse... 28.May.07)
. . . . . . . . . . #%@... (Samuel D Allen 28.May.07)
. . . . . . . . . . bash (David A Winter 29.May.07)
. . . . . . . . . . . . SUCCESS! (Timothy J Masse... 29.May.07)
 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Step by step from initial Ubuntu Fe... (Timothy J Masse... 29.May.07)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . worked for me! (Mike Brown 4.Jun.07)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... and another thing (Marino A Jonsso... 5.Jun.07)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DOH! (Samuel D Allen 29.May.07)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appreciated! (Mike Brown 29.May.07)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . One other thing.... (Samuel D Allen 30.May.07)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kubuntu users need to install 3 pac... (Patrick Davila 15.Jun.07)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Installation hangs (Atle Weibell 22.Jun.07)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Installation is just S L O W (Atle Weibell 23.Jun.07)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . notesrc issue (rzr www.rzr.onl... 11.Mar.08)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Great walk through! (Lucien Buitenhu... 13.Jun.07)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Works on Edgy (Spring Bok 30.May.07)
. . . . . . pernames.ntf or the containing fold... (Gennady Shulman... 11.Jun.07)
. . . . . . . . pernames.ntf cannot read or write e... (walter s scanla... 14.Jul.07) |
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