Part 1: Installation

This section explains the installation process for the IBM Aspera Connect Browser Plug-in on your system. Connect can be installed on your system through the Web installer or downloadable package. See the corresponding sections below.

Warning:

Before installing Connect, ensure that you are running Debian 6.0+, RHEL/Centos 6.0+ or Ubuntu 8.04+. Connect 3.x supports GLIB 2.9 and higher.

Important: In order for Connect to function correctly, you must have cookies enabled within your browser. For instructions on verifying this setting, see the Help documentation for your browser.

The Connect Web Installer

Use your browser to navigate to your Aspera Web application (i.e. IBM Aspera Faspex, IBM Aspera Connect Server or IBM Aspera Shares). Once you have reached the server's Web page, you will see an Install Now button (or Upgrade Now button if you have an older version of Connect installed on your system). Depending on your operating system and browser, clicking on this button will either launch the automatic installer or redirect you to the Connect download page (for manual installation). Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation process. If your browser displays a security prompt/warning, click Allow or Continue to proceed.

Note: The Connect installation script is not meant to be run by user root. Further, Connect on Linux may only be installed per-user (as opposed to system-wide). To avoid errors, install Connect per-user, as a non-root user.

The Connect Desktop Installer

You can download the Connect package directly from http://www.asperasoft.com/download_connect/. Once downloaded, close your Web browser and run the following commands in the installer's directory (replace the version number accordingly):

# tar -zxvf aspera-connect-version.tar.gz
# sh aspera-connect-version.sh

After Installation

Once Connect has finished installing, it will execute automatically when you access a Connect, Faspex or Shares Web page. Look for the Connect icon in your system tray to confirm that it is running.

If Connect does not start automatically (or if you need to restart it), you can execute the application manually with the following command:

# ~/.aspera/connect/bin/asperaconnect