Single User License Installation Instructions

PASW ® Statistics for Linux ® InstallationInstructions (Single User)

The following instructions are for installing PASW Statistics 18 using a single-user license.A single-user license allows you to install PASW Statistics on up to two computers, if thosecomputers are used by one user.

System Requirements for PASW Statistics

The minimum hardware and software requirements for PASW Statistics are as follows:

Operating System

You can use any Linux OS that meets the following requirements:Kernel 2.6.26.25 or higher.glibc 2.8 or higher.XFree86-4.7 or higher.libstdc++5. Newer distributions typically include a later version of the C++ runtime library.You need this specific older version. Look for libstdc++5 in your distribution’s repository.

Note: PASW Statistics was tested on and is supported on only Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® 5Desktop and Debian 4.

Configuration

Intel or AMD x86 processor running at 1 gigahertz (GHz) or higher.1 gigabyte (GB) of RAM or more.800 megabytes (MB) of available hard-disk space. If you install more than one help language,each additional language requires 150-170 MB of disk space.DVD drive.Super VGA (800x600) or a higher-resolution monitor.For connecting with PASW Statistics Server, a network adapter running the TCP/IP networkprotocol.

Software

Web browser: Konqueror 3.4.1 or higher, Firefox 1.0.6 or higher, or Netscape 7.2 or higher

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Authorization Code

You will also need your authorization code, which is delivered along with your software on aseparate sheet of paper. If you downloaded PASW Statistics, your authorization code is availablefrom your Asset Management Portal. The authorization code enables you to obtain a license forBase and any PASW Statistics add-on modules that you have purchased. If you cannot find yourauthorization code, contact your sales representative. In some cases, you might have multiplecodes. You will need all of them.

Installing PASW StatisticsNote: To install PASW Statistics, you must run the installation program as root.

Running Multiple Versions and Upgrading from a Previous Release

You do not need to uninstall an old version of PASW Statistics before installing the new version.Multiple versions can be installed and run on the same machine. However, do not install the newversion in the same directory in which a previous version is installed.

Note for PASW Statistics Developer

If you are installing PASW Statistics Developer, you can run the product standalone. You can alsoinstall R Essentials and Python Essentials to develop with R and Python. For more information,see the topic PASW Statistics Integration Plug-ins on p. 5 .

Installing from the DVD

E Insert the DVD into your DVD drive.

E Start a terminal application.

E Change the directory to the DVD mount point.

E At the command prompt, type:

./Linux/setup.bin

Note: The previous command will work only if you mounted the DVD with the option toexecute binary files. As an alternative, you can create a copy of the DVD locally. Go to theLinux directory in the local copy and make sure the permissions for setup.bin are set to executeand then run setup.bin.

E Follow the instructions that appear in the installation program. See Notes for Installation for anyspecial instructions.

Installing from a Downloaded File

E Start a terminal application.

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E Change to the directory where you downloaded the file.

E Make sure the permissions for the downloaded file are set to execute.


./<<filename>>

where <<filename>> is the actual name of the downloaded file.

E Follow the instructions that appear in the installation program. See Notes for Installation for anyspecial instructions.

Notes for Installation

This section contains special instructions for this installation.

Installer language. The first panel of the installer prompts for an installer language. By default, thelanguage that matches your locale is selected. If you would like to display the installer in anotherlanguage, select the language. Click OK when you are ready to proceed.

License type. Be sure to select Single-User License.

Serial number. If SPSS Inc. provided a serial number, enter the one delivered with your product.

Help language. PASW Statistics provides the ability to change the user interface language. If youwant the help language to always match the user interface language, select the languages that youmay use. Installing help for additional languages increases disk space requirements by 150-170MB for each language.

Licensing Your Product

After the main part of the installation is complete, click OK to launch the License AuthorizationWizard. The License Authorization Wizard allows you to obtain a license for PASW Statistics.

If you do not get a license now, you can enable a temporary trial license that allows PASWStatistics to be used for a trial period. For PASW Statistics, all add-on modules are enabled. ForPASW Statistics Developer, only the Core system is enabled. After the trial period—which beginswhen the product is first used—PASW Statistics will no longer run. Therefore, it is recommendedthat you obtain a license as soon as possible. You must either obtain a license or enable thetemporary trial license to use PASW Statistics.

Note: Licenses are tied to your computer’s hardware with a lock code. If you replace yourcomputer or its hardware, you will have a new lock code and will need to repeat the authorizationprocess. If you find out that you exceeded the allowable number of authorizations specified in thelicense agreement, contact your sales representative.

Warning: The license is sensitive to time changes. If you must change the system time and thencannot run the product, contact SPSS Inc. Technical Support.

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Using the License Authorization Wizard

E If you don’t launch the License Authorization Wizard during installation or cancel the LicenseAuthorization Wizard before obtaining a license, you can launch it by running the licensewizardfile in the bin subdirectory of the installation directory. Like the installer file, run this as root.

E When prompted, choose License my product now. If you want to enable the trial license instead,refer to Enabling a Trial License on p. 4 .

E When prompted, enter one or more authorization codes. Authorization codes are delivered alongwith your software on a separate sheet of paper. If you downloaded PASW Statistics, yourauthorization code is available in your Asset Management Portal.

The License Authorization Wizard sends your authorization code over the Internet to SPSS Inc.and automatically retrieves your license. If your computer is behind a proxy, click Configure

proxy settings and enter the appropriate settings.

If the authorization process fails, you will be prompted to send an e-mail message. Choosewhether you want to send the e-mail message through your desktop e-mail program or through aWeb-based e-mail application.

If you choose the desktop option, a new message with the appropriate information will becreated automatically.If you choose the Web-based option, you must first create a new message in your Web-basede-mail program. Then copy the message text from the License Authorization Wizard andpaste it into your e-mail application.

Send the e-mail message and respond to the prompt in the License Authorization Wizard. Thee-mail message will be processed almost instantaneously. You can click Enter License Code(s)

to enter any license code(s) that you receive. If you already closed the License AuthorizationWizard, restart it and select License my product now. On the Enter Codes panel, add the licensecode that you received and click Next to complete the process.

Enabling a Trial License

You can enable a trial license instead of installing the regular license.

E Launch the Licence Authorization Wizard.

E When prompted, choose Enable a temporary trial period.

E When prompted, enter the trial license code in the Trial License box. Instead of typing or pastingthe code, you can click the browse button to locate the trial license file in the product installationdirectory (typically trial.txt). The Trial License Wizard will read the license from the file andautomatically fill in the box.

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Viewing Your License

You can view the license by relaunching the License Authorization Wizard. The first paneldisplays the licensing information. Click Cancel when done, and click Yes when prompted aboutcancelling.

Note: You can also view the license by running the SHOW LICENSE PASW Statistics syntaxcommand.

Running PASW Statistics Remotely

You must run PASW Statistics on the physical machine on which it is installed. You cannot usethe DISPLAY environment variable to run PASW Statistics from a remote machine.

PASW Statistics Integration Plug-ins

PASW Statistics Integration Plug-ins enable you to extend the command syntax language withprograms written in specific external languages. Integration with the following languages isavailable:

R. For more information about installation, refer to R Integration Plug-inInstallation Instructions.pdf. Supplementary R examples are available. Referto R Examples Installation Instructions.pdf. These documents are located in the/Documentation/<language>/InstallationDocuments folder on the DVD. If you downloadedPASW Statistics, installation instructions are available from your Asset Management Portalby clicking the Installation Instructions link for your product.Python. For more information about installation, refer to Python Integration Plug-inInstallation Instructions.pdf in the /Documentation/<language>/InstallationDocuments folderon the DVD. If you downloaded PASW Statistics, installation instructions are available fromyour Asset Management Portal by clicking the Installation Instructions link for your product.

Starting PASW StatisticsE Browse to the bin subdirectory in the installation directory.

E Run the paswstat file.

Uninstalling PASW StatisticsE Start a terminal program.

E Change the directory to Uninstall_PASW Statistics 18 in the PASW Statistics installation directory.


./Uninstall_PASW Statistics_18

Important: You must have permissions to remove the installation directory, or the uninstallationprocess will fail.

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E Follow the instructions that appear in the uninstallation program.

Updating, Modifying, and Renewing PASW Statistics

If you purchase additional add-on modules or renew your license, you will receive a newauthorization code (or codes). For instructions on using the authorization code(s), see LicensingYour Product on p. 3 .