FIXEdge Java 1.11.0 and Later: Installation on Linux using packages

FIXEdge Java 1.11.0 and Later: Installation on Linux using packages

Prerequisites

The minimum recommended version of RHEL is 7 or higher

Installation

  1. First of all, download the FEJ distribution. The recent version of the packages is available at https://clientspace.b2bits.com/
    The packages names look like:

    • RHEL package: fixedge-java-1.8.0.268-1.el7.x86_64.rpm 

    • Debian package: fixedge-java_1.8.0.268_amd64.deb.

  2. To install the package on RHEL, run the following command as a root or using sudo (installation requires superuser permissions):

    yum install ./fixedge-java-1.8.0.268-1.el7.x86_64.rpm

    To install the package on Ubuntu, run the following command (installation requires superuser permissions):

    sudo apt install ./fixedge-java_1.8.0.268_amd64.deb
  3. The FIXEdge Java package has the following structure:

  4. Copy the license file (fixaj2-license.bin) to the configuration directory (/etc/fixedge-java).

  5. The installation creates the fixedge-java group. So if it's required to get access to the logs or configuration from another user, the user should be added to the fixedge-java group.
    On RHEL it can be done with the command:

    Make sure that the license file is also accessible by the fixedge-java group.

Run FIXEdge Server



cd /usr/bin/fixedge-java/ ./FIXEdgeJ



Uninstall package

To uninstall the package on RHEL, run the following command as a root or using sudo (installation requires superuser permissions):

yum remove fixedge-java

To uninstall the package on Ubuntu, run the following command (installation requires superuser permissions):

sudo apt remove fixedge-java