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Packager Installation Prerequisites

The Packager for Linux and UNIX can be installed on all 32-bit and 64-bit Linux and UNIX platforms that are supported by the CA Client Automation agent.

Depending on the hardware and software configuration of the computer on which you are going to install the Packager, the Packager installation program will start in a graphical or a character-oriented mode.

The Packager installation dialogs run in graphical mode if the following prerequisites are met:

• The Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 1.5 or 1.6 is installed on that computer
• The monitor is graphics-enabled
• The $DISPLAY variable is set to the local terminal
• If JRE is included in the self installer file

The Packager installation dialogs run in a character-oriented VT100 mode, if any of these prerequisites is not met on that computer.