Sun Java Enterprise System 2005Q4 Installation Guide for UNIX

Appendix B Installation Commands

This appendix describes the command syntax and options for running the Sun Java^TM Enterprise System (Java ES) installer and uninstaller.

Installer Command

The Java ES installer command has the following format:

installer [option]...

The following table describes the options for the installer command.

Table B–1 Java ES Installer Command-line Options


Option	Description
`-help`	Defines command-line options for the installer.
`-id`	Prints a state file ID to the screen.
`-no`	Runs the installer without installing software.
`-noconsole`	Starts the installer in silent mode, suppressing the graphical interface. Use this option with the `-state` option to run the installer in silent mode.
`-nodisplay`	Starts the installer in text-based mode (does not launch the graphical interface).
`-saveState` [`statefile` `]`	Instructs the installer to generate a state file at the location specified by `statefile`. State files are used when performing a silent installation. If the specified file does not exist, the command creates it. If you omit the `statefile` value, the installer writes to the default file, `statefile.out`. You can specify the same state file in subsequent installation sessions. After the first session, `n` is appended to the file name, where `n` is an integer that is incremented for each session, beginning with zero (`0`).
`-state` `statefile`	Uses the specified state file to provide input for silent installation. Use this option with the -`noconsole` option for starting silent installation.

To run the installer in graphical mode from the installation directory:

./installer

To run the installer in text-based mode:

./installer -nodisplay

To run the graphical installer without installing software:

./installer -no

To create a state file without installing software:

In graphical mode

./installer -no -saveState myInstallStatefile

In text-based mode

./installer -no -nodisplay -saveState myInstallStatefile

To create a state file while installing software:

./installer [-nodisplay] -saveState myInstallStatefile

To run the installer in silent mode:

./installer -nodisplay -noconsole -state myInstallStatefile

The Java ES uninstall command has the following format:

uninstall [option]...

The following table describes the options for the uninstall command.

Table B–2 Java ES Uninstall Command-line Options


Option	Description
`-help`	Defines command line options for the uninstaller.
`-id`	Prints a state file ID to the screen.
`-no`	Runs the uninstaller without removing software.
`-noconsole`	Starts the uninstaller in silent mode, suppressing the graphical interface. Use this option with the `-state` option to run the uninstaller in silent mode.
`-nodisplay`	Starts the uninstaller in text-based mode (does not launch the graphical interface).
`-saveState` [`statefile` `]`	Instructs the uninstaller to generate a state file at the location specified by `statefile`. State files are used when performing a silent uninstallation. If the specified file does not exist, the command creates it. If you omit the `statefile` value, the uninstaller writes to the default file, `statefile.out`. You can specify the same state file in subsequent uninstallation sessions. After the first session, `n` is appended to the file name, where `n` is an integer that is incremented for each session, beginning with zero (`0`).
`-state` `statefile`	Uses the specified state file to provide input for silent uninstallation. Use this option with the -`noconsole` option for starting silent uninstallation.

After installation, the Java ES installer places the uninstaller here:

To run the uninstaller in graphical mode from within the uninstaller directory:

./uninstall

To run the uninstaller in text-based mode:

./uninstall -nodisplay

To run the graphical uninstaller without removing software:

./uninstall -no

To create a state file without removing software:

In graphical mode

./uninstall -no -saveState myUninstallStatefile

In text-based mode

./uninstall -no -nodisplay -saveState myUninstallStatefile

To create an uninstaller state file while uninstalling software:

./uninstall [-nodisplay] -saveState myUninstallStatefile

To run the uninstaller in silent mode:

./uninstall -nodisplay -noconsole -state myUninstallStatefile