Starting the Web Linux installer

Before you begin

Applies to:
  • Forcepoint Web Security, v8.5.x
  • Forcepoint URL Filtering, v8.5.x

Steps

  1. Log on to the installation machine with full administrative privileges (typically, root).
  2. Create a setup directory for the installer files. For example:

    /root/forcepoint_setup

  3. Download the Web Linux installer package from the My Account page at support.forcepoint.com. The installer package is called:
    Web85xSetup_Lnx.tar.gz

    Place the installer archive in the setup directory you created.

  4. Extract the installer files:

    In the setup directory, enter the following commands to uncompress and extract files:

    gunzip Web85xSetup_Lnx.tar.gz

    tar xvf Web85xSetup_Lnx.tar

    This places the following files into the setup directory:

    File Description
    install.sh Installation program
    Setup.bin Archive file containing installation files and documents
  5. Launch the installer using the following command (from the setup directory):
    ./install.sh -g

    This launches a GUI-based installer and is available on English versions of Linux only. A text-only, command-line version can be launched by omitting the -g switch:

    ./install.sh

    If the installation program displays error messages that it is having difficulty locating other machines, disable any firewall running on the installation machine.

    Note:
    • The following instructions refer to installer screens. In the command-line Linux installer, prompts are displayed that correspond to each screen. Instructions for a screen also apply to the corresponding command-line prompt. The main difference is how options are selected. Rather than clicking items in a screen, you will enter menu-item numbers or characters.
    • To cancel the command-line Linux installer, press Ctrl-C. However, do not cancel the installer, after the Pre- Installation Summary screen, as it is installing components. In this case allow the installation to complete and then uninstall the unwanted components.