5.1. Procedure – Installing ZMC on Debian/GNU Linux

Prerequisites: 

Before you start installing ZMC, the X graphical tool must already be configured and running on the machine on which you install ZMC.

ZMC requires about 310 MB of free disk space.

Steps: 

1. Start the installer for your platform:

   • zmc-<version_number>-linux-amd64.run for 64-bit systems

   To install ZMC from the command line, navigate to the directory where the installation package is located, and issue the ./zmc-<version_number>-linux-i386.run command.

2. Make sure that you read and understand the End-User License Agreement. If you have finished reading, click Next. To accept the End-User License Agreement, click I Agree.

3. Specify the installation directory, then click Next. The HTML versions of the Zorp Professional 7 Administrator Guide and Zorp Professional 7 Reference Guide documents are also installed automatically.

4. After the installation is finished, click Finish.

5. To start ZMC, do one of the following:

   • Desktop: Navigate to the Network or Internet menu of your desktop environment and start ZMC.

   • Terminal: In the terminal, enter the following command: ./<installation-directory>/bin/zmc.