Nokia Oven 8.5 User Manual

Server Installation

This chapter contains the information for installing Nokia Intellisync Mobile Suite on the Linux 
server. In addition to basic installation instructions, there are steps you can take before and after 
installation to make sure Nokia Intellisync Mobile Suite functions correctly. 

Complete the following tasks before you install the software:

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If you have a previous release of Nokia Intellisync Mobile Suite running on a Linux server, 
you must first uninstall that version before installing a new release. For instructions to 
uninstall an existing Linux version of Nokia Intellisync Mobile Suite, refer to 

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Read the Release Notes document on the Nokia Support Web site 
(http:// support.nokia.com) for important information about installing this version of 
Intellisync Mobile Suite. 

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Using the requirements in 

prerequisite software is installed and functioning properly. 

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Because the installer runs in graphical mode, you must have an X server running during 
installation. If you do not have X installed on your server, you can use X forwarding to 
install it. To enable X forwarding, use the following command:

For example, if you have X installed on desktop1, but not on server1, log on to the desktop 
in graphical mode, start 

 (or your preferred terminal program), and then log on to the 

server using the -X option. Then start the installer using the following commands: 

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Nokia Intellisync Mobile Suite does not modify any Web site during the installation process 
(except to stop it). The Web site used by Nokia Intellisync Mobile Suite should be the only 
site running on the server, and this site should not be used by another Web site.

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The installation instructions in this document are based on the assumption that you 
downloaded the installation files to 

/root/download/gms

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