Installing in Automatic Mode for Linux

Install ABBYY FineReader Engine on Linux in automatic mode using the %archive_name%.sh installation script with silent-mode command-line options for serial number, license, and Customer Project ID.

Beginning with v12.8.0, you will need to install LibreOffice to ingest office documents.

To install FineReader Engine library in automatic mode, run the installation script %archive_name%.sh and select Runtime installation option during installation.

After installation specify the path to the Bin folder of the distribution package in the system variable LD_LIBRARY_PATH.

Alternatively, use ldconfig utility to specify the path to Bin folder. A command line can look like this:

echo "<path to Bin folder>" | sudo tee -a /etc/ld.so.conf; sudo ldconfig

You can also perform silent installation from command line. Run the script with the parameters you need. Here is the complete list of the parameters:

Parameter	Description
--install-dir <folder path>	Set this option to specify the full path to the folder which will be used for ABBYY FineReader Engine installation. This parameter is required. Note: If you set only this option, the installation wizard, where the specified folder path is set as the default installation directory, will be run.
--serial-number <number>	Set this option to specify the ABBYY FineReader Engine 12 serial number.
--license-path <file path> --license-password <password>	Set these options to specify the full path and the password to the Online License token file (you are going to use an Online License).
--licenses-folder	Set this option to specify a path to a folder with licensing data. Note that you must set this option only when installing ABBYY FineReader Engine as a non-root user.
--service-address <address>	Set this option to specify the DNS name or IP address of the computer where the Licensing Service must be installed.
--developer-install	Set this option if developer installation should be performed.
--project-id <Customer Project ID>	Set this option to specify the Customer Project ID to which the license corresponds.
--skip-local-service-installation	Set this option to skip the installation of the local Licensing Service.
--skip-local-license-activation	Set this option to skip the license activation on the local Licensing Service. You may activate your license using the License Manager utility after ABBYY FineReader Engine installation.
-h --help	Use these options to display the list of commands with short descriptions.

Here is a command line that will perform runtime installation of the library in silent mode into the folder /home/user/FREngine12 using the serial number XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX:

%archive_name%.sh -- --install-dir /home/user/FREngine12 --serial-number XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX

This command line will help you to perform the runtime installation of the library in silent mode using an Online License:

%archive_name%.sh -- --install-dir "<folder path>" --license-path "<file path>" --license-password "<password>"

Installation using RPM

See Installation using Red Hat Package Manager.

See also

• Upgrading the library
• Uninstalling the library
• Running ABBYY FineReader Engine 12 inside a Docker container (2)