Default installation
The default installation installs the compiler to a default location. You are recommended to use the default installation procedure.
COBOL for Linux® on x86 provides a utility,
install
, that performs a default installation of COBOL for Linux on x86 1.2 and its dependencies. You can use
install
to install the RPM packages on RHEL or SLES, or
install the dpkg packages on Ubuntu.
During the installation with the install
utility, you are prompted to accept or
decline the license agreement. If you accept the agreement, the license files will be output to .txt
files for your future reference. If you decline the agreement, the installation process exits; the
compiler will remain unconfigured, and unusable.
Alternatively, you can use the system default package manager to install the packages. For
example, you can use the rpm
utility to install the RPM packages on RHEL or SLES, or you can use the dpkg
utility to install the dpkg
packages on Ubuntu.
If you are installing the compiler to a nondefault location, use the procedures in Nondefault installation.