NOTES CLIENT INSTALLATION AND UPGRADE


Customizing the Notes install kit
You can customize the IBM® Lotus® Notes® install kit to add new or third-party features at install or upgrade or to remove certain supplied features from the kit prior to install or upgrade using the procedure outlined here.

For an overview of the files and directories in the Notes install kit, see the topic "Eclipse files and folders in the install kit."

Note If using "Linux, see Customizing Notes install for Linux RPM or DEB".

1. Customize the Notes install manifest (deploy\install.xml) to add new or third-party features or remove certain supplied features.

2. If you are adding a new or third-party feature, sign the feature and plug-in JAR files and optionally establish signing preferences in the deploy\plugin_customization.ini file).
3. Optionally add features to or remove features from the supplied Notes install kit. 4. Test the customized Notes install kit before distributing it to your users.

5. Distribute the customized Notes install kit for Notes install or upgrade.

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