Installing ArcExplorer 9.1 for Linux

After downloading the ArcExplor9.1_linux.tar, move it to the directory where you wish to install ArcExplorer 9.1, and then tar:

      %tar xvf ArcExplor9.1_linux.tar
      %cd Linux 

The "install" command has four options:

Usage: install <-help | -load | -remove | -verify>

Type "install -help" to read more about the installation procedure.

To start the ArcExplorer 9.1 installation, type the following command in the directory where you downloaded the files on your system:

      %./install -load 

This starts the dialog for the ArcExplorer 9.1 software installation procedure, which is menu driven.

Default selections are noted in brackets [ ]. To obtain a list of options or online help, type "?" at any prompt. You can quit the installation procedure at any time by typing "quit" or "q". To return to a previous question, type the caret, "^".

Setting up your Account

ESRI recommends that you execute ArcExplorer 9.1 from a C shell. The following instructions are for a C shell environment setup.

To use ArcExplorer 9.1, add the following lines to your .login or .cshrc file:

      setenv AEJHOME <path to installation directory>/aej91exe
      setenv LD_LIBRARY_PATH $AEJHOME/lib 

Make sure that $AEJHOME/bin is in the PATH.

      set path = ( $path $AEJHOME/bin ) 

To enable the changes, type:

      % source <.login or .cshrc> 

Starting ArcExplorer 9.1 on Linux

With $AEJHOME/bin included in your PATH, start ArcExplorer by typing:

      aejava