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[IDV #DFB-710464]: IDV Unattended installation problem

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  • Subject: [IDV #DFB-710464]: IDV Unattended installation problem
  • Date: Tue, 07 Jun 2011 09:58:23 -0600
Elie,

We can confirm this problem, and we are working on a solution. Hopefully, we 
will have something soon.

- The IDV Support Team


> Yuan,
> 
> Per the documentation regarding an unattended installation :
> 
> http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/idv/docs/userguide/Starting.html
> 
> "Unattended installations
> The installers can be run in a quiet, unattended mode which does not show the 
> installation screens nor require input from the user. In this mode, the 
> default settings are selected. The user can only override the installation 
> directory in this mode. To run the installer in an unattended mode, pass the 
> "-q" parameter to the installer. For example, to run the following:
> 
> sh idv_2_8_linux-i386_installer.sh -q"
> 
> 
> Elie
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Unidata IDV Support [mailto:address@hidden]
> Sent: Friday, June 03, 2011 5:26 PM
> To: Saliba, Elie
> Cc: address@hidden
> Subject: [IDV #DFB-710464]: IDV Unattended installation problem
> 
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > When I issued the following command to install IDV on an Ubuntu 10.04 
> > desktop in unattended mode and
> > override the default installation directory I keep
> > getting the installation screens :
> >
> > sh idv_2_9u3_linux64_installer.sh -q -dir "/usr/local/bin"
> >
> > We're in the process of "pushing" out via an automated process IDV to lab 
> > machines and won't
> > be able to do that if any user input is required for the installation.
> >
> > Any ideas of what else I am supposed to do to get an unattended install 
> > going would be
> > greatly appreciated.
> 
> Hi Elie,
> When installing the training workshop machines every year, we normally 
> installed on the instructor machine manually, and then pushed out to the 
> student machines. So you need to go through the installation screens in the 
> master machine.
> 
> Yuan
> >
> > thanks,
> > Elie Saliba
> > Sys Admin
> > UNC Charlotte
> >
> >
> >
> 
> 
> Ticket Details
> ===================
> Ticket ID: DFB-710464
> Department: Support IDV
> Priority: Normal
> Status: Closed
> 
> 


Ticket Details
===================
Ticket ID: DFB-710464
Department: Support IDV
Priority: Normal
Status: Open