2.6. FlowTraq Desktop Client

[Caution]Caution

The Java-based FlowTraq desktop client is provided only for historical reasons. New feature developments in the FlowTraq user interface are focused only on the HTML5 web client. Several key features are not available in the desktop client.

Before installing FlowTraq Client, please note the following:

[Caution]Caution

FlowTraq Client requires a Java Runtime Environment (JRE), version 1.5-1.7, provided by Sun Microsystems/Oracle. If you do not have a compatible Java Runtime Environment installed, please visit http://java.com/ to download and install a compatible JRE before proceeding.

JRE 1.8 has been shown to potentially cause issues with the FlowTraq Desktop Client; if you experience instability using JRE 1.8, downgrade to 1.7.

On the Windows platform, FlowTraq Client is distributed as a self-extracting installer.

Install FlowTraq Client by taking the following steps.

  1. Download the installer from the FlowTraq download site.

  2. Double-click the file to launch the installer, then follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation process.

    [Important]Important

    The installer is digitally signed by Process Query Systems, LLC. A warning similar to this one may appear when launching the installer from Internet Explorer. Click "Run" to continue with the installation.

    Figure 2.8. Windows Installation Security Warning

    Windows Installation Security Warning

  3. Review the license agreement and click the radio button to indicate your acceptance, then click "Next" .

    Figure 2.9. Windows End-User License Agreement

    Windows End-User License Agreement

  4. Click "Install" to install FlowTraq Client.

    Figure 2.10. Windows Installation

    Windows Installation

  5. Launch FlowTraq Client from the Start Menu.

On Mac OS X, FlowTraq Client is distributed as a mountable DMG disk image containing the application.

  1. Download the DMG file.

  2. Double-click the file to mount it.

  3. Drag the application from the DMG to your Applications folder, or to a folder of your choosing.

    Figure 2.11. Mac OS X Client Installation

    Mac OS X Client Installation

  4. Launch FlowTraq Client by double-clicking the application icon.

On Unix platforms, FlowTraq Client is installed with a universal install script that installs client libraries and startup scripts, similarly to FlowTraq Server. The Unix platforms supported by FlowTraq Client are the same as those supported by FlowTraq Server.

To install FlowTraq Client, take the following steps.

  1. Download the universal Unix installer ( FlowTraq-QX_XX-PLATFORM.sh.gz , where QX_XX represents the current version of FlowTraq).

  2. Unzip the installer:

    $ gunzip FlowTraq-QX_XX-PLATFORM.sh.gz

    This produces FlowTraq-QX_XX-PLATFORM.sh .

  3. Run the installer with superuser privileges, either by running as root or via sudo : 

    $ sudo sh FlowTraq-QX_XX-PLATFORM.sh

  4. Press [SPACE] to page through the license agreement, and type YES when prompted to indicate your acceptance.

  5. You will be asked to select the installation directory. You can press [ENTER] to accept the default installation directory, or you can specify your own.

  6. A link to the startup script will be placed in /usr/local/bin . If your path contains that directory, you can launch FlowTraq Client by invoking the flowtraq-client . Otherwise, invoke /usr/local/bin/flowtraq-client.

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