Installing Software Noninteractively

Installing Software Noninteractively

It is possible to install software without using Inst menus; however, only live installations can be performed noninteractively. Noninteractive installations install the subsystems that are pre-selected by Inst (see "Required and Default Subsystems" for information on these selections). In cases where the distribution contains an update to installed software, the older version on the target is replaced by the update. In cases where the distribution contains software that is not installed on the target, the default subsystems are installed (these are marked with d in list displays).

To install software noninteractively, use the -a argument (automatic) on the inst command line. To specify the location of the software distribution in the automatic installation, use the -a argument with the -f argument in your command. If you do not use the -f argument, the default is the software distribution source that you specified when you last used Inst.

In Example 6-1, the ftn_dev product is installed noninteractively from a software distribution directory on a remote workstation.

% /bin/su -
Password:
# inst -a -f easyboy:/d/IRIX_5.3/ftn_dev
#

Example 6-1 : Sample of a Non-Interactive Installation