4 SDK Installation Overview
Linux Software Developers Kit (SDK) Quick Start Guide 12
Installation Procedure To install the SDK software on your host machine:
1. Mount the SDK CD image on your host system. The User Guide provides ad ditional information about
image mounting procedures.
2. Select and create an installation directory (replace angle bracketed item s with actual values). You
must have write privileges to this directory.
$ mkdir –p <install_directory>
3. Switch into the installation directory.
$ cd <install directory>
4. Run the installation script. Use the full path to <cdrom directory>
$ <cdrom directory>/install.sh
5. When prompted, type Y to accept the installation d irectory.
6. Install the directory.
[<install directory>] ? (Y/n) : Y
7. Type Y to continue the installation process, if the following message prom pts appear.
Figure 4-1. Message Prompts
The SDK begins the installation process on your host system.
NOTE
The installation process may take several minutes to complete.
You are using /bin/sh -> dash.
To use Linux SDK, you cannot use /bin/sh -> dash.
Attempt to automatically relink /bin/sh -> bash?
(y/N): y
Missing needed host development packages.
Note that sudo privileges are required for
installation.
Attempt to automatically install missing packages?
(y/N): y