The launchpad program provides you with a single location
to view release information and start the installation process.
About this task
Use the launchpad program to start the installation of
IBM® Rational® Developer
for AIX® and Linux V
9.5 in
the following cases:
- Installing from the product DVD
- Installing from an electronic image
By starting the installation process from the launchpad program, IBM Installation
Manager is
automatically installed if it is not already on your computer, and
it starts preconfigured with the location of the repository that contains
the IBM Rational Developer
for AIX and Linux V9.5 package.
If you install and start Installation Manager directly,
then you must set repository preferences manually.
To install
from the launchpad:
What to do next
Follow the instructions in the Install Packages wizard to
complete the installation. For complete details, see
Installing the product by using the Installation Manager GUI.