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Novell Client 2.0 SP2 for Linux Installation Quick Start
Novell
Client
2.0 SP2
03/18/2009
Installing the Novell Client for Linux
This document explains how to install the Novell Client for Linux software on a workstation.
For information on installing a preconfigured version of the Novell Client, see
Files to Preconfigure the Novell
"System Requirements" on page 1
"Using the YaST Control Center to Install the Novell Client" on page 1
"Using the Installation Script to Install the Novell Client" on page 3
"Uninstalling the Novell Client for Linux" on page 4
S
R
YSTEM
EQUIREMENTS
The Novell Client 2.0 SP2 for Linux requires workstations running:
®
SUSE
Linux Enterprise 11 (32-bit or 64-bit)
IMPORTANT: Do not install the 32-bit version of the Novell Client 2.0 SP2 for Linux onto a 64-bit
operating system. If you do so, you will lose the ability to log into the GUI credential provider. You
will see the error message, "Authentication Failed," and will be unable to log in.
NOTE: To install Novell Client on SLES 11, you must ensure that you obtain the gtk 1.x package
from the SLED 11 installation media as gtk 1.x is a prerequisite for Novell Client and is not
packaged with SLES 11.
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Using YaST to install the Novell Client for Linux requires the following steps:
1.
Installing the Novell Client for Linux Packages
2.
Starting or Restarting the Novell Client for Linux
2.0 SP2 for Linux
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Novell Client 2.0 SP2 for Linux Administration
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- Page 1 Linux Enterprise 11 (32-bit or 64-bit) IMPORTANT: Do not install the 32-bit version of the Novell Client 2.0 SP2 for Linux onto a 64-bit operating system. If you do so, you will lose the ability to log into the GUI credential provider. You will see the error message, “Authentication Failed,”...
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Page 2: Starting Or Restarting The Novell Client For Linux
8 Select Patterns from the Filter drop-down list. 9 Select Novell Client for Linux in the Additional Software category. 10 The Novell Client for Linux check box should already be selected. If it is not, select it to automatically select all packages for installation. - Page 3 CRIPT TO NSTALL THE OVELL LIENT An installation script called ncl_install is provided in the Novell Client for Linux .tar.gz file that you downloaded from Novell Downloads (http://download.novell.com). This script can be used to install, update, verify installation, display information, and uninstall the Novell Client directly from a command prompt using documented RPM commands.
- Page 4 This automatically selects all of the packages that need to be deleted by changing their icons to a trash can. If the Novell Client 2.0 SP2 for Linux was installed as an upgrade to the Novell Client 2.0 for Linux, the novell-xtier-xplat package icon is not automatically changed to the trash can.
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