Installing SSH Tectia Server on Linux on x86 Architecture

SSH Tectia Server for Linux platforms is supplied in RPM (Red Hat Package Manager) binary packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux and SUSE Linux. There are separate packages for Linux versions running on the 32-bit x86 and the 64-bit x86-64 architecture.

The SSH Tectia online installation bundle contains the RPM files and the license file. On the installation CD-ROM, the installation packages for Linux are located in the /install/linux/ directory.

To install SSH Tectia Server on Linux, follow the instructions below:

Make sure no other Secure Shell software is using port 22 (SSH Tectia Server default listen port). Also make sure the firewall is open for port 22.
Download the installation bundle according to your platform and license type (commercial or evaluation):
- For 32-bit Linux platforms on x86 architecture:
```
ssh-tectia-server-<version>-linux-x86-comm.tar
ssh-tectia-server-<version>-linux-x86-upgrd-eval.tar
```
- For 64-bit Linux platforms on x86-64 architecture:
```
ssh-tectia-server-<version>-linux-x86_64-comm.tar
ssh-tectia-server-<version>-linux-x86_64-upgrd-eval.tar
```
In the package names, <version> is the current product release (for example, 6.1.4-123).
Select the installation packages (in this example, we install the x86-64 version). Two packages are always required: one for the common components of SSH Tectia Client and Server, and one for the specific components of SSH Tectia Server. If you want to use the product with a graphical user interface (GUI), install also the optional GUI support package.
```
ssh-tectia-server-<version>-linux-x86_64.rpm
ssh-tectia-common-<version>-linux-x86_64.rpm
ssh-tectia-guisupport-<version>-linux-x86_64.rpm
```
Install the packages with root privileges:
```
# rpm -Uvh ssh-tectia-server-<version>-linux-x86_64.rpm
# rpm -Uvh ssh-tectia-common-<version>-linux-x86_64.rpm
# rpm -Uvh ssh-tectia-guisupport-<version>-linux-x86_64.rpm
```
However, if you have already installed SSH Tectia Client, there is no need to install the common or the guisupport files again.
The server host key is generated during the installation. The key generation may take several minutes on slow machines.
Copy the license file to the /etc/ssh2/licenses directory. (This is not necessary in "third-digit" maintenance updates.) See also License File.
If this is the initial installation of SSH Tectia Server, the directory does not yet exist. You can either create it manually or copy the license after the installation. In the latter case, you have to start SSH Tectia Server manually after copying the license file.
The installation should (re)start SSH Tectia Server automatically.
If SSH Tectia Server does not start (for example because of a missing license or because some other secure shell software is running on port 22), you can start it after correcting the problem by issuing the command:
```
# /etc/init.d/ssh-server-g3 start
```
For troubleshooting instructions, see SSH Tectia Server Administrator Manual.