2.3 Downloading and Installing the Filr Desktop Application

  1. On your workstation, access the Filr web application from a browser.

    For information about how to start Micro Focus Filr from a browser.

  2. Click your linked name in the upper right corner of the page, then click Download Filr Desktop App.

  3. Click the Linux Client link to download the application, which is a tar file.

  4. Open a terminal and perform the following:

    1. Run the following command to untar the downloaded file and create the FilrLinuxClient directory:

      tar -xvf FilrLinuxClient.tar.bz2

      where FilrLinuxClient.tar.bz2 is the name of the downloaded tar file.

    2. To install the Linux client, navigate to the FilrLinuxClient directory and run the following command as a root user:

      sudo sh filrClient.sh --install

      Ubuntu: To install Linux client on Ubuntu, use the bash shell to run the command as a root user:

      sudo bash filrClient.sh --install

      NOTE:Ubuntu support is only available from Linux client version 0.2 which is available with Filr 3.4 server. To verify the version, run the following command from the FilrLinuxClient directory: sudo bash filrClient --version

      Table 2-1 Additional Options for the Script

      -i

      --install

      Installs the Filr Desktop Client

      -r

      --uninstall

      Uninstalls the Filr Desktop Client

      -v

      --version

      Displays the version information and exits

       

      --help

      Displays help message and exits

       

      --verbose

      Enables verbose output

    3. Accept the license agreement.

  5. Log off and log into the computer again. The Filr Desktop application automatically launches.

    NOTE:If you do not re-login the computer, some of the features will not function as intended.

  6. Log into the Filr desktop application. See Logging in the First Time