3. Install APEX DX

3.1. Linux Installation

3.1.1. Installer (.run)

Download the Apex DX Installer (.run file). Packages are installed by running the .run file. Make sure the .run package has execute permissions by running chmod +x DXInstaller.run. You can then run the installer and follow the instructions. The installer needs sudo permissions to install in the default directory of /opt/Apex. The installer will prompt you to enter your password if necessary.

The Linux Installer uses the Qt Installer Framework. The requirements for running this are listed in the Qt5 documentation http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/linux-requirements.html

3.1.2. Tar gzip (.tgz)

Download the gzipped Apex DX (.tgz file). Packages are installed by extracting them with the ‘tar’ utility into the root (/) directory. If the package contains an installer script, it will be located under /install/doinst.sh. It should be executed with the current directory being root (/).

IMPORTANT: Please be sure to copy all files from the gzipped package. DX relies on all of the provided files, from documentation to plugins and filters.

NOTE: DX requires licensing to run, see the licensing section in the documentation.

NOTE: The packages are built using the Slackware Linux distribution’s package format. Reason for this is that this format is the easiest to install into other Linux distributions. Under native Slackware systems there are package management utilities: installpkg, removepkg, upgradepkg, etc.. Check their man pages for usage details. For non Slackware systems we recommend downloading and installing the Slackware package management tools. (It is the “pkgtools” package found in the “a” package series. Check the main Slackware site, www.slackware.com, for download mirrors.) The Slackware installer system is implemented in the form of shell scripts only, and it will work fine on other Linux systems. Using it will allow not just the installation of the Apex packages but also their proper removal or upgrade.

3.2. Windows Installation

Download the main Apex DX package (.exe or .zip file). Generally, the “.exe” installers should be used as these set up the proper Start Menu items, system files, etc.. However, in corporate environments users may not have the necessary administrator permissions to run a proper installer. For such users we also provide a ZIP archive that contains all the files needed to run the product.