Installing the Liberty profile

You install the Liberty profile application-serving environment by using the Installation Manager, or by running a Java™ archive (JAR) file.

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To install the Liberty profile, install the Liberty profile by running a provided JAR file. Then, install the WebSphere® eXtreme Scale Client for WebSphere Application Server Version 8.5 or higher.

On z/OS® operating systems, the Liberty profile provides an operations environment. You can work natively with this environment using the MVS™ console. For application development, consider using the Eclipse-based developer tools on a separate distributed system, on Mac OS, or in a Linux shell on z/OS.

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