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If you have not installed IBM Installation Manager, <a href="http://www.freekb.net/Article?id=1274" target="_blank">install IBM Installation Manager</a>.&nbsp;

Download the Packaging Utility from <a href="https://www-945.ibm.com/support/fixcentral" target="_blank">Fix Central</a>. This will download a file name pu.offering.disk.linux.gtk.architecture-version.zip. Transfer the download zip file to the Linux server that will be running the Packaging Utility. Let&#39;s place the .zip file in the /tmp directory.

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<code>/tmp/pu.offering.disk.linux.gtk.architecture-version.zip</code></pre>

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Make a directory for the Packaging Utility.

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<code>mkdir /tmp/PU</code></pre>

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Unzip the package. The -d option is used to unzip the package to the /opt/PU&nbsp;directory.

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<code>unzip /tmp/pu.offering.disk.linux.gtk.architecture-version.zip -d /tmp/PU</code></pre>

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Optionally, you can remove the .zip file.

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<code>rm /tmp/pu.offering.disk.linux.gtk.architecture-version.zip</code></pre>

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You can <a href="http://www.freekb.net/Article?id=1961" target="_blank">view the license</a> before you install the product.

Use the&nbsp;installc&nbsp;command to install Packaging Utility as admin. When installed as admin, only users that have admin priviledges will be allowed to use the Packaging Utility.

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<code>/tmp/PU/installc
-installationDirectory /opt/IBM/PackagingUtility
-acceptLicense
-showProgress or -showVerboseProgress</code></pre>

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Use the&nbsp;userinstc&nbsp;command to install the Packaging Utility&nbsp;as non-admin user. When installed as a non-admin user, only the user&nbsp;that installed the Packaging Utility&nbsp;will be allowed to use the Packaging Utility.

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<code>/tmp/PU/userinstc
-installationDirectory /opt/IBM/PackagingUtility
-acceptLicense
-showProgress or -showVerboseProgress</code></pre>

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