Part 1: Installation

This section explains the installation process for the IBM Aspera Connect Browser Plug-in on your system.

Before You Begin

Ensure that your Linux environment includes the following libraries:

OpenSSL version 1.0.2g or higher (see below)
Mesa EGL
glib2 version 2.28 or higher

OpenSSL

Depending on your Linux distribution and version, you may need to update your OpenSSL installation in order to allow Connect to launch. The required minimum version of OpenSSL is 1.0.2g. To install and build it, perform the following steps:

Log in as root.
Download the source for OpenSSL 1.0.2g or higher.

Build OpenSSL:

# ./config shared -fPIC -dPIC

# make depend

# make

# make install

Add OpenSSL to your path:

# ln -s /usr/local/ssl/bin/openssl /usr/bin

Replace libssl.so.1.0.0 and libcrypto.so.1.0.0 in /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu:*
1. Copy /usr/local/ssl/lib/libssl.so.1.0.0 to /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu.
2. Copy /usr/local/ssl/lib/libcrypto.1.0.0 to /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu.
*The location and filenames for libssl and libcrypto may vary for different distributions. To verify what's used in your environment, you can search for the string libssl in the Connect logfiles.

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 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
# aspera-connect-version.sh

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.

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