The launchpad program provides you with a single location
to view release information and start the installation process.
Before you begin
The launchpad is a web application. Before using the launchpad,
you must have a supported web browser. See the ClearQuest system requirements
for a list of supported browsers.
- Using launchpad on Linux distributions with 64-bit architecture
- Launchpad requires GTK x32 libraries to start the Installation
Manager from the browser. On Linux distributions with 64-bit architecture,
the GTK x32 libraries are not included in the default installation.
If you are installing ClearCase or ClearQuest on this platform, install
the required libraries before using Launchpad. For instructions, see Unable to install Installation Manager on RHEL 6.0/6.1
(64-bit).
About this task
Use the launchpad program to start the product installation
if you use any of the following methods:
- Installing from the product DVDs
- Installing from an electronic image on your local file system
- Installing from an electronic image on a shared drive
By starting the installation process from the launchpad program, IBM Installation Manager is installed
automatically if it is not on your computer, and it starts preconfigured
with the location of the repository that contains the product package.
If you install and start Installation Manager directly,
you must set repository preferences manually.
Procedure
To install from the launchpad:
- Start the launchpad program. See Starting the launchpad program.
- Start to install the product. See Starting an installation from the launchpad program.
What to do next
To complete the installation, follow the instructions in
the Install wizard. For details, see
Installing the product package using the Installation Manager GUI. If you have problems running
launchpad,