Installing Ingres for Linux at the Command Line
You can install the Ingres RPM packages at the command line by doing either of the following:
• Using the express_install command
• Using the RPM command
For instructions on using the RPM command to install Ingres, see the Installation Guide.
express_install Command--Install Ingres
The express_install.sh command quickly installs Ingres RPM packages.
This command has the following format:
express_install.sh [-interactive|-express] [-acceptlicense]
[-uid uid] [-user username] [-noroot] [-usesudo]
[-respfile file] [-?|-help] [instance_ID] [install_dir]
[-licdir dir]
-interactive
Prompts for all configuration options. (Conflicts with -express.)
Note: This option is for advanced users only.
-express
Does not prompt for configuration options. (Implies -acceptlicense; conflicts with ‑interactive.)
-acceptlicense
Accepts all license prompts.
-user username
Installs Ingres as username instead of ingres. The user name must exist. (Disallowed with ‑noroot.)
-noroot
Installs Ingres as the current user. All installation locations must exist and be writable as current user for the installation to succeed. (Not valid for RPM or DEBs.) Instance will be owned by current user.
-usesudo
Installs Ingres using the current user and invokes sudo for root access, locally and remotely. The instance is owned as "ingres" by default. If required, the current user is used for remote connections and sudo is invoked for root access. (Not valid for RPM or DEBs or as root user.)
-licdir dir
Uses dir as the location of a valid license.xml file. (Not valid with -respfile.)
-respfile file
Uses the settings in the response file during setup. A response file lets you customize the installation. (Requires -express or -acceptlicense.)
instance_ID
Defines a two-character string where the first character must be an uppercase letter and the second character must be an uppercase letter or a number from 0 to 9.
Default: II
install_dir
Identifies the full path to the location where Ingres is to be installed ($II_SYSTEM).
Note: Not valid for DEBs, hard coded to: /opt/Actian/Ingres
Default: /opt/Actian/IngresII
Note: express_install.sh will fail if another instance of Ingres exists with the same instance ID as the one you are installing (RPM only).
Examples: express_install.sh Command
This command installs all RPM packages in the current working directory with the default configuration:
express_install.sh
This command installs all RPM packages with the default configuration into "/opt/Actian/IngresII", but with an instance ID of A1:
express_install.sh A1
This command installs all RPM packages with the default configuration into "/opt/Actian/IngresA2", with an instance ID of A2:
express_install.sh /opt/Actian/IngresA2 A2
This command installs all RPM packages with the configuration defined in a response file, resp.txt:
express_install.sh -respfile /path/to/resp.txt
Note: II_RESPONSE_FILE must point to the response file.
Last modified date: 01/30/2023