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Follow the instructions below to install EMM on Linux or OS X.

Install the required applications

1. Establish a SSH connection to the Linux machine or log in on the text Linux console. You should either log in as root or obtain root permissions after you log in via the su or sudo command.
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2. Log in to the command line (Terminal on Mac).
3. Ensure that your system meets the prerequisites. Java Development Kit (JDK) is essential to run the product.  

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1. If you have not done so already, download the latest version of the product as described in Downloading the Product.
   

2. Extract the archive file to a dedicated directory for the product, which will hereafter be referred to as <PRODUCT_HOME>.

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Setting up JAVA_HOME

You must set your JAVA_HOME environment variable to point to the directory where the Java Development Kit (JDK) is installed on the computer.

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1. In your home directory, open the BASHRC file in your favorite Linux text editor, such as file (.bash_profile file
 on Mac) using editors such as, vi, emacs, pico or mcedit.

2. Add the following two lines at the bottom of the file, replacing /usr/java/jdk1.6.0_25 with the actual directory where the JDK is installed.

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   On Linux: export JAVA_HOME=/usr/java/jdk1.6.0_25 export PATH=${JAVA_HOME}/bin:${PATH}

   The file should now look like this:

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   On OS X: export JAVA_HOME=/System/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.6.0.jdk/Contents/Home

3. Save the file.

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   If you do not know how to work with text editors in a Linux SSH session, run the following command: Code Block cat >> .bashrc Paste the string from the clipboard and press "Ctrl+D."

4. To verify that the JAVA_HOME variable is set correctly, execute the following command:

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   On Linux: echo $JAVA_HOME

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   The system returns the JDK installation path.

   On OS X: which java If the above command gives you a path like /usr/bin/java, then it is a symbolic link to the real location. To get the real location, run the following: ls -l `which java`

Setting system properties

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