Linux
Prerequisites
Hardware Requirements
1GHz (or faster) x86 or x86_64 processor
1 GB RAM
250 MB hard disk space
350 MB of temporary hard disk space during installation
Operating System Requirements
Supported operating systems:
The following platforms are officially supported.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 or later
CentOS 5.0 or later
Fedora Core 8 or later
OpenSUSE 10.2 or later
Ubuntu 7.04 or later
Other operating systems:
Komodo can also be run on the following platforms. This version of Komodo has not necessarily been tested on these platforms; platform-specific bugs may or may not be fixed.
Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 ("etch")
Mandriva
FreeBSD (with Linux binary compatibility)
Gentoo
Software Prerequisites on Linux
Installation Prerequisites:
glibc 2.4 (or higher) and libjpeg.so.62 (or higher): These libraries are included in standard Linux distributions.
libstdc++6 (or higher)
GTK+ 2.10 (or higher)
Gnome libraries (libgnome, libgnomeui)
Non-ASCII Input Requirements (IME):
SuSE: scim, scim-bridge-gtk and scim-bridge-qt packages.
Ubuntu: scim, scim-gtk2-immodule, scim-qtimm, and scim-tables-additional packages (if not already installed).
Fedora Core / RHEL / CentOS: scim, scim-gtk and scim-qtimm packages.
Adding Perl or Python to the PATH Environment Variable
To add Perl or Python to the PATH environment variable, do one of the following:
Modify your PATH environment variable. For example, if you use the Bash shell, add the following line to your ~/.bashrc file:
export PATH=<installdir>/bin:$PATH
...where <installdir> points to the directory where you installed ActivePerl or ActivePython.
Create a symbolic link to the Perl or Python executable. For example, for ActivePerl, enter:
ln -s <installdir>/bin/perl /usr/local/bin/perl
For ActivePython, enter:
ln -s <installdir>/bin/python /usr/local/bin/python
...where <installdir> points to the directory where you installed ActivePerl or ActivePython.
Upgrading from Previous Komodo Versions
Newer versions of Komodo should not be installed in the same directory as older versions. For major release upgrades (e.g. 3.5 to 4.0) the installer will automatically put Komodo in a new directory.
For minor releases (e.g. 4.1 to 4.2) and patch-level releases (4.1.1 to 4.1.2), use the auto-update system (Help|Check for Updates). The changes will be applied safely in the current install directory. If you need to update using an installer, completely uninstall the older version before installing the new one, or manually specify a different install directory during the installation process. Your Komodo preferences will be preserved as they are installed in a different directory.
Installing Komodo on Linux
This version of Komodo allows non-root installation on Linux. Note, however, that the user who executes the license file will be the user who is licensed to use the software.
To install Komodo on Linux:
Download the Komodo installer (.tar.gz file) into a convenient directory.
Unpack the tarball:
tar -xvzf Komodo-<version>-<platform>.tar.gz
Change to the new directory:
cd Komodo-<version>-<platform>
Run the install script ("install.sh"):
./install.sh
Answer the installer prompts:
Specify where you want Komodo installed, or press 'Enter' to accept the default location (/home/<username>/Komodo-<IDE|Edit>-x.y).The -I option can be used to specify the install directory. For example:
./install.sh -I ~/opt/Komodo-IDE-4.2
If multiple users are sharing the system and will be using the same installation, install Komodo in a location every user can access (e.g. /opt/Komodo-x.x/ or /usr/local/Komodo-x.x/).
Note:
Each Komodo user requires their own license key.
Do not install Komodo in a path that contains spaces or non-alphanumeric characters.
Be sure to install Komodo into its own directory (i.e. not directly in an existing directory containing shared files and directories such as /usr/local).
Once the installer has finished, add Komodo to your PATH with one of the following:
Add Komodo/bin to your PATH directly:
export PATH=<installdir>/bin:$PATH
Add a symlink to Komodo/bin/komodo from another directory in your PATH:
ln -s <installdir>/bin/komodo /usr/local/bin/komodo
Note: Creating symlinks in system directories such as /usr/bin requires root access.
After completing the installation, you can delete the temporary directory where the Komodo tarball was unpacked.
Starting Komodo on Linux
To start Komodo on Linux enter `komodo` at the command line or create a shortcut on your desktop or in your toolbar using the full path to the komodo executable.
Uninstalling Komodo on Linux
To uninstall Komodo on Linux:
Delete the directory that Komodo created during installation.
If you wish to delete your Komodo preferences, delete the ~/.komodo directory. If you do not delete this directory, subsequent installations of Komodo will use the same preferences.
Note: You cannot relocate an existing Komodo installation to a new directory by simply moving it. You must uninstall Komodo from the existing location and reinstall it in the new location.