How to install and use the Linux Designer
We release since version 6.7.0 the Axon.ivy Designer for Linux. Basically, it runs very well.
**Simple automated installation**
1. Download and unpack the Designer to a location of your choice. E.g. `~/opt/Designer7`
2. run the `install-ivy-dependencies.sh` script in the root of the designer.
3. run `Axon.ivy Designer`
**Manual Dependency Installation**
The manual installation process on a Debain based Linux is as follows:
1. Install `libwebkitgtk-1.0.0` that the internal browser works correctly. A simple APT command should be sufficient:
- `sudo apt install libwebkitgtk-1.0.0`
- if this browser library is not installed: the web browser will fail with an error such as this in the screen <img src="https://answers.axonivy.com/upfiles/debianBrowserError.png" height="250"/>
2. Install a Java Runtime Environment (JRE). There are two possibilities:
- simple: `sudo
<code>
sudo apt install openjdk-8-jdk` installs the JDK that is available and installed easily. But the HtmlDialogEditor will not work with its runtime environment.
- if you need the HtmlDialogEditor install an Oracle-JDK as described [here][1]:
<code>openjdk-8-jdk
sudo apt-get install python-software-properties
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/java
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install oracle-java8-installerapt install openjfx
</code>
3. Download and unpack the Linux Designer. E.g. into `/opt/Designer7`
4. For the fast JNI SVN Team connector the libraries must be made accessible
- `sudo apt-get install libsvn-java`
- in eclipse.ini add the line `-Djava.library.path=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/jni`4. Download and unpack the Linux Designer. E.g. into `~/Downloads/Designer7`
5. Run the `eclipse` binary in the unpacked Designer directory. Enjoy!
**Only for versions older than 7.0.0**
7. Windows tools.jar included instead of Linux tools.jar (`configuration/org.eclipse.osgi/107/0/.cp/lib/tools.jar`)
- Could lead to serious problems (e.g. jmockit). Replacing existing Windows tools.jar with a Linux tools.jar solved it.
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[1]: https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-java-on-ubuntu-with-apt-get