This guide describes how to install and license the Omnidex software on a Linux operating system.

Omnidex should be installed in its own user account on the Linux system. Typically, Omnidex is installed using a user named “omnidex”; however, this is not required.

Download the software from the Downloads tab in this documentation. Be sure to choose correctly between the 32-bit and 64-bit versions of the software.

The downloaded software is in TAR format. While logged on as the Omnidex user, use the tar command to extract the software.

tar -xvf <filename>

The “odxmake” script is a UNIX Korn Shell script that will build the Omnidex software. It modifies the .profile file to support Omnidex, and creates the executable files from files loaded onto the system when the software was downloaded and extracted.

Note: Because of variations in the DBMS vendor's installations and location of installed files, the odxmake file may fail during the linkage process. Please contact Technical Support Technical Support to help determine site specific installation issues.

Installation Omnidex requires three steps:

1. Download the software from the Downloads tab in this documentation.
2. Extract the software from the downloaded .tar file.
3. Create the omnidex user account on the computer.
4. Run “odxmake” to install the software.

If you have any difficulty installing Omnidex on your Linux operating system, please contact Technical Support for assistance.

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