System requirements

The following list contains the client system requirements:

• Supported Windows&reg platforms: Windows XP, Windows Vista
• Supported Linux platforms: SLED 10, RHEL 5
• At least 750MB of free disk space on Linux and at least 540MB of free disk space on Windows
• At least 512MB RAM memory

Note: Windows installer does not support AMD64 CPU with XP/Vista 64 bit platforms installed.

Before You Install

• It is recommended that you save the installer to a new directory, for example, C:\Symphony_Install on Windows or /root/Symphony_Install on Linux. If you do not download the installer to a new directory, you should move or copy the file to a new directory once the download is complete. Your Windows temp directory and the directory from which you launch Symphony installation cannot contain non-ASCII characters or any of the following characters: ";|*?!#&$',=^@%
• When installing Beta 3 and Beta 4, it is possible to upgrade from Beta 1 or Beta 2, but it is highly recommended that you uninstall any previous version before installation to avoid potential conflicts. Installing Beta 1 or Beta 2 requires that you uninstall any other previous version before installation.

To uninstall any previously installed version of IBM Lotus Symphony on Windows.

1. Close IBM Lotus Symphony before uninstalling.
2. Open the Control Panel by clicking Start -> Control Panel.
3. Double-click Add or Remove programs.
4. Select IBM Lotus Symphony, and click Remove.

Note: If uninstallation fails, please refer to the Windows manual uninstallation instructions below.

To uninstall any previously installed versions of IBM Lotus Symphony on Linux.

1. Login as the root user.
2. Change to the <$INSTALLDIR_uninst> folder, such as .
3. Double click on the uninstaller.bin file to start uninstalling the software.
4. Double-click Add or Remove programs.

Note: If uninstallation fails, please refer to the Linux manual uninstallation instructions below.

Installing IBM Lotus Symphony on Windows XP and Windows Vista

1. Specify your local language setting by clicking Start -> Control Panel -> Region and Language Options, if necessary. Lotus Symphony Beta 4 will automatially switch to the native language version specified in this setting.
2. Locate the IBM_Lotus_Symphony_w32.exe file that you downloaded.
3. Double-click the file to start the installation process. If no installation screen appears, double-click the setup.exe, file located in the same folder as the IBM_Lotus_Symphony_w32.exe file.
4. Follow the screen instructions to complete the installation. Click Finish when the installation process is complete.

Result:You are ready to begin working with IBM Lotus Symphony to create new documents, spreadsheets, and presentations. You will have one icon for Lotus Symphony on your desktop, as well as one shortcut on the Start -> All Programs menu.

Installing IBM Lotus Symphony on Linux SLED 10 and RHEL5

1. Login as the root user.
2. Specify your local language setting by clicking Computer -> Control Center -> System -> Language in SLED 10 or System -> Administration->Language in RHEL 5, if necessary. Then restart to enable the local language setting change. Lotus Symphony Beta 4 will automatially switch to the native language version specified in this setting.
3. Locate the IBM_Lotus_Symphony_Linux.bin file that you downloaded.
4. Change the IBM_Lotus_Symphony_Linux.bin file property to runnable, if necessary.
5. Execute the IBM_Lotus_Symphony_Linux.bin file to start the installation, and follow the screen instructions. If no installation screen displays, execute the setup.bin file located in the same folder as the IBM_Lotus_Symphony_Linux.bin file.
6. Click Finish to complete the installation.

Result: You are ready to begin working with IBM Lotus Symphony to create new documents, spreadsheets, and presentations. The installation program creates one shortcut icon for IBM Lotus Symphony located under Application -> Office on RHEL5, or Computer -> More Applications -> Office on SLED 10.

Manual Uninstall Guide on Windows XP and Windows Vista

(Try the manual uninstallation approach only when the normal uninstallation process fails.)

1. Close IBM Lotus Symphony if it is running.
2. Use the Windows Installer Cleanup Utility to remove IBM Lotus Symphony. You can download the utility from the following location: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301.
3. If the utility does not find any versions of IBM Lotus Symphony, proceed with the standard installation.
4. Delete the desktop icon and Start menu item.
5. Delete the install directory completely: If running, end the soffice.exe process from the Task Manager window, then remove the install folder, for example, C:\Program Files\IBM\Lotus\Symphony.

Manual Uninstall Guide on Linux SLED 10 and RHEL5

(Try the manual uninstallation approach only when the normal uninstallation process fails.)

1. Login as the root user.
2. Close IBM Lotus Symphony if it is running.
3. Remove the install directory, such as /opt/ibm/lotus/Symphony. Note to end the soffice.bin process if it is still running.
4. Remove the registry file, /etc/lotus/Symphony.
5. Remove the InstallShield install/uninstall data under /root/InstallShield/Universal/ibm/Symphony.
6. Remove the workspace user data under /root/lotus/symphony (for Beta1) or /root/.lotus/symphony (for Beta2).
7. Remove the shortcut files in Beta 1:
   • /usr/share/applications/Lotus Symphony Documents.desktop
   • /usr/share/applications/Lotus Symphony Presentations.desktop
   • /usr/share/applications/Lotus Symphony Spreadsheets.desktop
8. Remove the shortcut files in Beta 2:
   • /usr/share/applications/IBM Lotus Symphony.desktop

Notes

• On Linux, you need to perform either of the following actions before you can print the license page during installation:
  • Install a correct driver for your local printer.
  • Use your current Postscript printer and set the GhostScript pre-filtering as Convert to PS level 1 on the Advanced tab.
• You must uninstall Lotus Symphony before you switch to a different account on the same machine to re-install Lotus Symphony.
• On Windows Vista, you cannot install Lotus Symphony from a remote server.
• You will need to adjust Security Enhanced Linux (SELinux) policies or disable SELinux temporarily before you can install Lotus Symphony on some Linux platforms with SELinux enabled. Otherwise, an error message "Failed to find VM - aborting" will display because the Java in InstallShield® MultiPlatform uses a few libraries which by default do not have permission according to SELinux policies.