This information is for Yellowfin 3.2

There are two installers that are compatible with Linux.

There is the Java GUI installer, which is the same as the windows installer, that will run in X.
And there is a commandline Shell script installer that will run on a headless box.

If you have X installed on your linux box. Download the installation JAR file.

Run this from the commandline with: java -jar yellowfin-installer.jar
This install process is documented in the install guide.

If you don't have X installed, and only have access to the terminal, download the Shell Script installer.

Run this from the commandline with: sh yellowfin-installer.sh
This will prompt you for details in the terminal. The commandline installer is not documented in any of the guides, but has the same inputs, in the same order as the GUI installer. So you should be able to follow the process documented for the GUI installer.

This information is for Yellowfin 3.3 and later

The Yellowfin 3.3 installer uses the same .jar file for both gui and command-line installations. Once you have the Linux installer .jar file, you can run it from the command-line as follows:


[quote]java -jar yellowfin-xxxxxxxx-full.jar[/quote]


(Replace yellowfin-xxxxxxxx-full.jar with the filename of the installer).

The installer will detect if a graphics environment is available, and either launch the graphical installer or the command-line installer as appropriate. If the detection fails, you can try to force one or the other using the following switches:


[quote]java -jar yellowfin-xxxxxxxx-full.jar -gui
java -jar yellowfin-xxxxxxxx-full.jar -cmd[/quote]

Once the installer is finished, you can start and stop the Yellowfin server by running the shell scripts:

[quote]Yellowfin/appserver/bin/startup.sh
Yellowfin/appserver/bin/shutdown.sh[/quote]

Is it possible to pass all installation parameters (e.g as commandline options) to provide unattended installation?

Hi,

Yes, it is possible to create a 'Silent Installer' for the Yellowfin installation so that no user input is required.

For more information please see the '5.2 Custom Installer' guide.
You can download this guide by logging into the support portal on www.yellowfin.com.au .

If you are not a registered user, please email [color="#0040FF">support@yellowfin.com.au[/color] and reference this forum post.
I can then email this guide to you.

Regards,
David

For anyone reading this old thread, you must "sudo" the installer.

[code]sudo java -jar yellowfin-yyyymmdd-full.jar[/code]