Shared Network Installation

I have downloaded EasyCopy for two platforms. How do I make a shared network installation ?

Download (or move) the installation files for all the platforms you want to the same temporary location, for example /usr/tmp.

Make this temporary directory current, for example:

$ cd /usr/tmp $ ls *.tar.gz ec710fp_aix4.tar.gz ec710fp_linux.tar.gz $

(In this example we consider two platforms: AIX and Linux).

"gunzip" the tar-archives you have downloaded:
$ gunzip ec710fp_*.tar.gz $ ls ec710fp_aix4.tar ec710fp_linux.tar $

Extract these archives:

$ tar xvf ec710fp_aix4.tar $ tar xvf ec710fp_linux.tar $

They are extracted to a common subdirectory, easycopy

Go to this subdirectory, and start the installation:
$ cd /usr/tmp/easycopy $ ./install

Select this option in the install menu:

[2] - Select Platform(s) and Copy Copy EasyCopy For Selected Platforms ------------------------------------ Select among the available platforms the ones you want to copy to a new destination. *[1] - IBM RS/6000: AIX 4.x [2] - Hewlett Packard (9000/700 & 800): HP-UX [3] - Intel IA64 (Itanium): Linux *[4] - x86: Linux [5] - DEC Alpha AXP: OSF/1 & Digital UNIX [6] - x86: SCO UNIX [7] - Silicon Graphics: Irix 6.x [8] - SUN SPARC: Solaris 2 * available platforms ** selected platforms $

In this example only two platforms are available, namely the two that were downloaded.

Select the platforms you want to install (assume [1] and [4] in this example), and proceed in the installation procedure. The default destination (/usr/local/easycopy) is not useful for a network installation. Choose a location on a shared unit, in stead (assume in this example that /net/app/easycopy is the preferred destination).

The following platform(s) were selected: IBM RS/6000: AIX 4.x x86: Linux Enter destination: [/usr/local/easycopy] /net/app/easycopy The directory "/net/app/easycopy" does not exist. Should we create it (y/n) ? : [y]

Exit the install script (select this option in the install menu)

[5] - Quit

Go to the destination you specified earlier (/net/app/easycopy) and start the install script here:

$ cd /net/app/easycopy $ ./install $

Now select option [3]:

[3] - Select path(s) and Install Installation Setup ------------------ [1] - Installation Main Directory: /net/app/easycopy [2] - Invocation Scripts Directory: /net/app/easycopy/bin [3] - System-wide Initialization File: /net/app/easycopy/ecrc [4] - System Directory: /net/app/easycopy/system [5] - Temporary Directory: /usr/tmp free/recommend: 113/20 MB [6] - Manual Pages Directory: /net/app/easycopy/man1 [7] - XKeysymDB File: not updated [8] - Install Documentation: /net/app/easycopy/docs [9] - Default Paper Size: US Letter/A Size [10] - Default Mail Server: 127.0.0.1 Select a number to change the corresponding setting. Enter "q" when finished. Enter choice: [q] q (ENTER)

Start the ecx menu to add one or more shared printers.

Make sure that the same queue names are defined on all client machines which will run EasyCopy, or check "Printer is on Server" in the Add Printer dialog:

Do you want to start the GUI (y/n) ? : [y] You can alter the command to start the GUI now if necessary. Just press enter to accept the command as it is. Command to start the GUI: [/net/app/easycopy/bin/ecx -display :0]
Exit EasyCopy when you have installed the printers you want.

Install the password (or skip this step is you have not received a password yet).

[4] - Password Maintenance

Exit the install script:

[5] - Quit

Make sure that the remote print filter is correctly configured:

$ chmod +s bin/*/eclpd.bin $

You can now remove the temporary installation files you downloaded and extracted:

$ rm -f /usr/tmp/ec710fp*.tar $ rm -rf /usr/tmp/easycopy $

You should now be able to start EasyCopy on any of the platforms you installed by means of this command:

$ /net/app/easycopy/bin/ecx $