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, see Accessing Filr from a Web Browser in the Filr 3.4: User Access Guide.

  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