Preparing the electronic distribution package

Download the IBM Open SDK for Rust on AIX 1.96 electronic distribution package, IBM_OPEN_SDK_FOR_RUST_1.96.0_AIX.tar.Z, and decompress and unpack it before the installation.

Download the electronic distribution package

To download the community edition of the product, find the instructions available at Fix list for IBM® Open SDK for Rust on AIX.

To download the evaluation version of the product, go to IBM Open SDK for Rust on AIX 1.96.

Decompress and unpack the electronic distribution package

The following example shows the steps to prepare the electronic distribution package, IBM_OPEN_SDK_FOR_RUST_1.96.0_AIX.tar.Z, located in the /compiler/install/ directory for installation.

cd /compiler/install
zcat IBM_OPEN_SDK_FOR_RUST_1.96.0_AIX.tar.Z | tar -xvf -
cd usr/sys/inst.images

Tip: For an overview of the installation process, see Installation workflow diagram.