Extracting an Actuate product installation package
Actuate no longer distributes its software products on DVD installation media. A customer downloads an Actuate product installation package from an FTP software distribution site.
In the Linux or UNIX environments, Actuate distributes the product installation package in an archive file, such as a TAR file. An administrator can customize the Actuate installation program for a specific environment to localize or create a silent installation.
To customize an Actuate product installation, the administrator first extracts the installation files from the archive file to a local machine. After extracting the contents of the installation package, the administrator can use a text editor to customize the configuration files.
To customize an Actuate product installation, perform the following tasks:
Download the distribution package from the FTP or other site.
Extract the files.
Modify script prompts and environment variables in the shell script files.
Table 16‑1 lists shell script file names used in the installations of BIRT iHub and BIRT iHub Integration Technology.
Table 16‑1 Shell script file names for Actuate product installations
Actuate product | Files that contain most of the textual prompts | Files that contain
most of the programming logic |
BIRT iHub | isconst.sh | isinstall.sh |
BIRT iHub Integration Technology | isitconst.sh | isitinstall.sh |