Installing the Client Using RPM

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The Pervasive.SQL installation package is provided in the following RPM form:

Operating System	Package Name
Linux	Pervasive.SQL-Client-8.50-185.000.i486.rpm1

1 The Package Name listed here is only an example. Verify the actual name for the version you are installing.

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Note
To install this package, you must be logged in as root. If you are installing from the CD, you must be at the CD root directory.

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   To install Pervasive.SQL V8 Linux Client Using RPM:

1. Log in as the root user
2. Assuming the RPM package is in the current directory, issue the following command.

   rpm -ivh <Pervasive.SQL-Client-8.15-xxx.yyy.i486.rpm>  
   

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Note
You must substitute the correct package name you obtained in place of the sample variable given.

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• If the RPM package is in another directory, preface the package name with a path.
• If you are installing to a non-RPM based Linux installation such as Slackware, you need to add the --nodeps option so that the package manager does not check for RPM dependencies that are not present on your system. For example, rpm -ivh --nodeps <package>

3. The package script installs the product and performs other tasks as noted in Installation Scripts .

Verifying a RPM Installation

You can verify that the RPM packager installed the Pervasive.SQL package by issuing the following case-sensitive command at a terminal window:

rpm -q 'Pervasive.SQL-Client' 

When successful, a specific version should be returned, for example:

Pervasive.SQL-Client-8.50-185.000