Customizing Notes install or upgrade on Linux

Use this procedure to add custom features to a Notes® install or to remove features from a Notes install for the Linux platform client.

About this task

In this example, the install manifest is /etc/ibm/platform rpm/deb name/install.xml and the platform rpm/deb name is ibm_notes. This example illustrates using the Notes 9.0 ibm_notes-9.0.i586.rpm or ibm-notes-9.0.i586.deb package and the default install directory /opt/ibm/notes. The deb and rpm kit names change with each Notes release.

For related information, and for rpm and deb package names for all Notes releases, see Installing and upgrading Notes on Linux.

Procedure

  1. Copy a valid install.xml file in the existing /etc/ibm/ibm_notes/ directory.

    The contents of install.xml in the install kit override the contents of /opt/ibm/notes/framework/rcp/deploy/install.xml.

    The install.xml file must contain all features, including the IBM® supplied features already in rpm or deb package plus any customized features you want to add to the installer. Use the install.xml provided with the Notes install kit for formatting.

    For the rpm or deb platform (ibm_notes-9.0.i586.rpm or ibm-notes-9.0.i586.deb) the Notes install manifest is located at /opt/ibm/notes/framework/rcp/deploy/install.xml or externally as an override to the default location at /etc/ibm/platform rpm/deb name/install.xml.

  2. Put a valid updatesite folder in the /etc/ibm/ibm_notes/ directory.

    The new updatesite folder should contain customized features and corresponding plugins. For the features already in rpm or deb package, you do not need a new updatesite folder. All JAR files in the updatesite/plugins and updatesite/features folders must be signed.

  3. Optionally customize the supplied plugin customization file.

    You can customize the plugin_customization.ini file to set default preferences for plug-ins. This file is a java.io.Properties format file. The plugin_customization.ini file can be in the rpm/deb kit as /opt/ibm/notes/framework/rcp/plugin_customization.ini or externally at /etc/ibm/platform rpm/deb name/plugin_customization.ini.

    Note: The supplied plugin_customization contains the following statements because the Notes installer requires that all features be signed by certain Notes trusted signatures.
    com.ibm.rcp.security.update/UNSIGNED_PLUGIN_POLICY=PROMPT
com.ibm.rcp.security.update/UNTRUSTED_SIGNATURE_POLICY=PROMPT
  4. Provide keystore files for signing.
    Note: Features and plug-ins installed as part of the Notes install kit must be properly signed.

    The security keystore files can be located in the rpm/deb at /opt/ibm/notes/framework/rcp/deploy/.keystore* or externally at /etc/ibm/platform rpm/deb name/.keystore*. Keystore files can be updated using Platform rpm/deb.

  5. Put the customized plugin_customization.ini (if used) and /.keystore* files in the /etc/ibm/ibm_notes/ directory.
  6. Run the customized rpm or deb Notes installer. 
    run '# rpm -i ibm_notes-9.0.i586.rpm"
run '$ sudo dpkg -i ibm-notes-0.0.i586.deb"

Addon rpm or deb packages

About this task

You can use the same process flow used to install Notes for Addon rpm and deb packages. The install manifest (install.xml file) can be located in the rpm or deb kit as /opt/ibm/notes/framework/rcp/deploy/install. addon name.xml and /opt/ibm/notes/framework/rcp/deploy/uninstall.addon name.xml or be located externally as an override to the default location at /etc/ibm/Addon rpm/deb name/install.addon namexml and /etc/ibm/Addon rpm name/uninstalladdon name xml.

This example uses Notes Addons (ibm_activities-9.0.i586.rpm or ibm-activites-9.0.i586.deb, for example, name=ibm_activities).
Note: The deb and rpm kit names change with each Notes release.

Procedure

  1. Put a valid install.name.xml file and uninstall.name.xml file in the /etc/ibm/name/ directory on the computer on which you'll be installing.

    The new files will override the existing, installed files in the /opt/ibm/notes/framework/rcp/deploy directory.

    The install.name.xml and uninstall.name.xml files should contain name features. The features include those already in a supplied rpm or deb package plus any third party or custom features you want to install or uninstall now.

    Note: For an example of an install.name.xml file, see the /opt/ibm/notes/framework/rcp/deploy/install.name.xml file.
    Note: For an example of an uninstall.name.xml file see /opt/ibm/notes/framework/rcp/deploy/uninstall.name.xml file.
  2. Put a valid updatesite folder under the /etc/ibm/ibm_notes directory.

    The new updatesite will contain your third party or custom features and corresponding plugins.

    Note: You do not need a new updatesite folder for features already in a supplied rpm or deb package.

    As part of this step, you'll need to do the following:

    1. Create a custom plugin_customization.ini file.
    2. Provide keystore files.
  3. Put your plugin_customization.ini /.keystore* under /etc/ibm/ibm_notes, if you want to override the one in the rpm or deb package.

    The plugin_customization.ini file in the install kit will be merged with the plugin_customization.ini file currently in the /opt/ibm/notes/framework/rcp/deploy/ directory on the computer on which you'll be installing.

    Note: Your custom or third party features must be signed with a Notes trusted signature or you must manually remove the following two lines from the plugin_customization.ini file in your custom kit before install and then add these two lines back to the deployed plugin_customization.ini file after installation is complete. 
    com.ibm.rcp.security.update/UNSIGNED_PLUGIN_POLICY=PROMPT
com.ibm.rcp.security.update/UNTRUSTED_SIGNATURE_POLICY=PROMPT
  4. Install the rpm or deb using the following sample as reference. 
    run '# rpm -i ibm_activities-9.0.i586.rpm'
run '$ sudo dpkg -i ibm-activities-9.0.i586.deb'
    Note: Using an external location override allows the deployer to define the set of features to be installed or enabled during installation.