NOTES CLIENT INSTALLATION AND UPGRADE
If you are upgrading to the current Notes release using an rpm or deb install kit, and installed the earlier release with an ISMP installer uninstall the earlier release before installing the current release. This uninstall step is only required if you will be installing the current release using an rpm or deb install pckage.
For additional and related information about Notes deployment on the Linux platform, see postings in the Lotus Support site and the Lotus Notes and Domino wiki.
DEB kit install instructions:
Notes is available as a deb install kit for installing on the Ubuntu platform. If you are upgrading from a pre-Notes 8.5 release, uninstall Notes using the uninstall utility provided with that release.
Note See the "Considerations for installing and deploying Notes on Linux" topic in this guide before proceeding.
1. Shut down all applications.
To be sure there are no Notes processes running, change to the Notes data directory and type the following command:
/opt/ibm/lotus/notes/nsd.sh -kill
3. As the root user, open a terminal window or file browser.
4. If you are obtaining the deb install kit from a Web downloads page, open your browser and navigate to the Web page from which to obtain the download.
5. Locate the Notes deb install kit and save it to your /root folder.
7. Navigate to the directory that contains the unpacked deb files.
Note Install to a directory that is readable, but not writeable, by all users.
$dpkg -l "ibm-lotus*"
Command line install instructions for DEB
Sample instructions for command line deb install for Notes 8.5.1 are as follows.
Note See "Notes 8.5 deb install file names" and "Notes 8.5.1 deb install file names" for version-specific file names.
Note You can combine these to install with a paired command, as below:
$sudo dpkg -i ibm-lotus-notes-8.5.1.i586.deb
You can then install the other deb packages.
$sudo dpkg -i ibm-lotus-activities-8.5.1.i586.deb ibm_lotus_cae-8.5.i586.deb ibm-lotus-sametime-8.5.1.i586.deb ibm-lotus-symphony-8.5.1.i586.deb
Sample instructions to install the deb packages through the operating system GUI installer for Notes are as follows.
The GUI package installer can include a directory in which the required packages reside. In this example, the following packages reside in the /root/notesdebs directory.
ibm-lotus-activities-8.5.1.i586.deb
ibm-lotus-cae-8.5.1.i586.deb
ibm-lotus-notes-8.5.1.i586.deb
ibm-lotus-symphony-8.5.1.i586.deb
ibm-lotus-sametime-8.5.1.i586.deb
Open with Archive Manager
Open with Other Application
Cut
Copy
Make link
For example, if you select Open with GDebi Package installer, the Ubuntu GUI opens to install that package.
Note After install, application icons are visible by clicking Computer - More Application - Office - Lotus Notes and reside in /usr/share/applications.
RPM kit install instructions:
Notes is available as an rpm install kit for installing on the SuSE or Red Hat platforms. If you are upgrading from a pre-Notes 8.5 release, uninstall Notes using the uninstall utility provided with that release.
4. If you are obtaining the rpm install kit from a Web downloads page, open your browser and navigate to the Web page from which to obtain the download.
5. Locate the Notes rpm install kit and save it to your /root folder.
7. Navigate to the directory that contains the unpacked rpm files.
Notes 8.5 rpm install file names
rpm -qa | grep ibm_lotus
Command line instructions
Sample instructions for command line rpm install for Notes 8.5.1 are as follows.
Note See "Notes 8.5 rpm install file names" and "Notes 8.5.1 rpm install file names" for version-specific file names.
Note You can combine these into a single install as follows.
#rpm -i ibm_lotus_notes-8.5.1.i586.rpm ibm_lotus_activities-8.5.1.i586.rpm ibm_lotus_cae-8.5..1.i586.rpm ibm_lotus_sametime-8.5.1.i586.rpm ibm_lotus_symphony-8.5.1.i586.rpm
GUI install instructions for RPM
Sample instructions to install the rpm packages through the operating system GUI installer for Notes are as follows.
The GUI package installer can include a directory in which the required packages reside. In this example, the following packages reside in the /root/notesrpms directory.
ibm_lotus_cae-8.5..1.i586.rpm
ibm_lotus_notes-8.5.1.i586.rpm
ibm_lotus_sametime-8.5.1.i586.rpm
ibm_lotus_symphony-8.5.1.i586.rpm
Open with "Install Software"
Open with "File Roller"
For example, select Open with "Install Software" to install the rpm.
-- If you are installing on a Red Hat platform, menu options appear as below
Open with "Software Installer"
Open with "Archive Manager"
For example, select Open with "Software Installer" to install the rpm.
Running the Notes client on Linux as a user after root user install
After you install the Notes client, users can log in and run Notes.
1. Log in as a non-root user.
2. Start Notes by clicking the Computer option - More Applications... - New Applications - Lotus Notes.
3. Respond to Notes setup prompts as they appear.