GroupWise 7

Download and Installation

checking MD5 values of downloaded files

The following table lists the downloadable image names, their MD5 checksums, and approximate file sizes. Use this table to validate that your downloaded images are correct.

To verify downloaded file integrity, you should check each file's MD5 values by doing one of the following:

• On a Linux* system at the shell prompt, enter the following command:
  md5sum filename
  where filename is the name of the file you are verifying.
• On a Windows* system, obtain a Windows-compatible MD5-based checksum utility from the Web and follow the usage instructions for the utility.

downloading the groupwise software:

1. On the GroupWise® 7 Downloads page, click the Download button next to a file you want.
   
   

   Filename	Description
   gw700c.exe	GroupWise 7 Client (Windows)
   gw700lnxc.tar.gz	GroupWise Client (Linux)
   gw700macc.dmg	GroupWise Client (Macintosh*)
   gw300olc.exe	GroupWise Connector 3 for Microsoft Outlook (Windows)

   
   
2. Follow the on-screen prompts to download the file to a directory on your machine or automatically install the file.

installing groupwise

windows client

1. Change to the directory where you downloaded the client, then double-click gw700c.exe to uncompress the files.
2. Browse to the location where you uncompressed the files, then double-click the setup.exe file to begin the installation.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions until the client has finished installing.
4. To start the Windows client, click the GroupWise icon on your desktop.
   

linux client

1. In a terminal window at your Linux workstation, change to the directory where you downloaded the client, then use the following commands to uncompress and untar the downloaded file:
   
   gzip -d gw700lnxc.tar.gz
   tar -xvf gw700lnxc.tar
   
   
2. In the same terminal window, become root by entering su and the root password.
3. Enter rpm -Uhf novell-groupwise-gwclient-7.0-20050803.i386.rpm.
   
4. To start the Cross-Platform client after installation, click the GroupWise icon on your Linux desktop.

macintosh client

1. Click the gw700macc.dmg file to download and install the Macintosh client.
2. To start the Cross-Platform client, click the GroupWise icon on your Macintosh desktop.
   

groupwise connector for outlook

1. Change to the directory where you downloaded the client, then double-click gw300olc.exe to uncompress the files.
2. Browse to the location where you uncompressed the files, then double-click the setup.exe file to begin the installation.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions until the client has finished installing.
4. To start the client, click the Outlook icon on your desktop.
   

For complete installation instructions for GroupWise 7, see the GroupWise 7 Installation Guide on the Web.

known issues

For a list of known issues for GroupWise 7, see the GroupWise 7 Readme on the Web.

additional information

The following links provide additional information about GroupWise 7:

• GroupWise 7 Documentation
• GroupWise Support Forum
• GroupWise Support Community
• GroupWise Cool Solutions
• GroupWise product site
• Novell Support

legal notices

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