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15. Can I install and run the TSM Linux client on Debian Linux ?

Versions: 5.x

Platforms: Debian Linux 3.0

Answer:

Yes. A version of the Version 5 TSM Client for Linux has been repackaged for Debian by OUCS. However, please bear in mind that while this package has been tested to work on Debian (specifically version 3.0) this is not explicitly listed as a supported Linux Distribution for the TSM Client and therefore may not be supported by IBM/ Tivoli.

Should you nevertheless wish to install the TSM Client software, then please follow the instructions below: 

1. Ensure that your system meets the following software requirements:
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          Linux kernel 2.4.x                (for x=2 or higher)
          glibc 2.2.x                       (for x=2 or higher) 
          libstdc++ 2.9.x                   (for x=6 or higher)
          X Windows System X11R6            (for end user GUI only) 
     

2. and hardware requirements :

          64MB of Memory (RAM)
          30MB of Available Disk Space 
     

3. Download the latest TSM Client for Linux in Debian package format: 
   ftp://hfs.ox.ac.uk/latest/linux/tivsm-oucs_5.1.5-14_i386.deb .
   
   
4. Install the packages by running:  Here I get lost, I always use   apt-get.

          % dpkg -i tivsm-oucs_5.1.5-14_i386.deb  

   ... and verify the package installed properly by

          % dpkg -s tivsm-oucs
     

5. The binaries are expecting to be linked to a C++ library with the following name:

          libstdc++-libc6.1-1.so.3
     

   if you do not have that file, you need to link the closest C++ library you do have to it, e.g.: 
   Lost or not, I think the 3rd line should be split.

          % ls /usr/lib/libstdc++*
          /usr/lib/libstdc++-libc6.2-2.so.3
          % ln -s /usr/lib/libstdc++-libc6.2-2.so.3 /usr/lib/libstdc++-libc6.1-1.so.3 
     

6. The client software is installed into /opt/tivoli/tsm/client/ba/bin/. 
   The relevant executables are:

          dsmtca          Trusted Agent Program - setuid root 
          dsm             The graphical user interface client 
          dsmc            The command line interface client
     

7. Now complete the installation of the client software by editing the configuration files as described in the Linux Client configuration section.

My comments are in italic "TEAL" -- RickArchibald - 24 Nov 2003