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README.md

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WebLogic Toolkit UI or give us feedback or suggestions about what features and improvements you would like to see.
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We would love to hear from you.
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To join our public channel, please visit this [site](https://weblogic-slack-inviter.herokuapp.com/) to get an invitation. The invitation email will include details of how to access our Slack workspace. After you are logged in, please come to `#general` and say, “hello!”
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## Related Projects
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For detailed documentation and access to WebLogic Toolkit-related projects, see:
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documentation/1.0/content/_index.md

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To join our public channel, please visit this [site](https://weblogic-slack-inviter.herokuapp.com/) to get an invitation. The invitation email will include details of how to access our Slack workspace. After you are logged in, please come to `#general` and say, “hello!”
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### Related Projects
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documentation/1.0/content/setup/install.md

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1. Download the latest WebLogic Kubernetes Toolkit UI (WKT UI) application installers from the [GitHub Releases section](https://github.com/oracle/weblogic-toolkit-ui/releases) of this repository.
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2. Simply run the appropriate installer for your operating system.
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If you download and run the `AppImage` file, you get the added benefits of 1.) Not requiring an installation or root access and 2.) Being able to participate in the auto-update functionality like MacOS and Windows.
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**NOTE**: On Linux, to get _all_ the dependencies and have them installed in the correct order, you need to use the package manager to install the `rpm` or `deb` file. First, be sure to review the Linux prerequisites [here]({{< relref "/setup/prerequisites.md" >}}).
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**NOTE**: On Linux, to get _all_ the dependencies and have them installed in the correct order, you need to use the package manager to install the `rpm` or `deb` file.
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First, be sure to review the Linux prerequisites [here]({{< relref "/setup/prerequisites.md" >}}).
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- For RPM-based systems, download the latest `wktui` `rpm` package from https://github.com/oracle/weblogic-toolkit-ui/releases, then use either `yum` or `dnf`; for example:
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- For RPM-based systems, use either `yum` or `dnf`; for example:
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sudo yum -y localinstall wktui_1.0.0_amd64.rpm
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- For Debian-based systems, download the latest `wktui` `deb` package from https://github.com/oracle/weblogic-toolkit-ui/releases, then run:
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- For Debian-based systems, use:
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sudo apt install ./wktui_1.0.0_amd64.deb
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Alternatively, you can download the `AppImage` file, copy it to your local file system, then either:
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- Open a terminal, navigate to the directory where the file exists, and make it executable; for example:
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`chmod u+x <AppImage Name>`
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- Use your file manager, right click on the file, edit the properties, and change the permissions to make it executable.
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If you download and run the `AppImage` file, you get the added benefits of 1.) Not requiring an installation or root access and 2.) Being able to participate in the auto-update functionality, like MacOS and Windows.
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documentation/1.0/content/setup/prerequisites.md

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For RPM-based systems, such as Oracle, RedHat, CentOS, and some others:
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For storing credentials in the OS native credentials store, you must have a desktop environment. If your system does not have a graphical desktop environment,
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you can install one; for example, installing GNOME Desktop on Oracle Linux:
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https://support.oracle.com/knowledge/Oracle%20Linux%20and%20Virtualization/2717454_1.html
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For storing credentials as an encrypted project file, and for a minimum GUI requirement, make sure the following packages are installed in your system:
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sudo dnf update
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sudo dnf install libxshmfence libdrm.x86_64 libgbm alsa-lib xauth atk-devel.x86_64 java-atk-wrapper.x86_64
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sudo reboot
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For storing credentials in the OS native credentials store, you must have a desktop environment. If your system does not have a graphical desktop environment,
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you can install one; for example, installing GNOME on Ubuntu 20x:
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sudo apt install gnome-session gdm3
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sudo reboot
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- For RPM-based systems, such as Oracle, RedHat, CentOS, and some others:
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- For storing credentials in the OS native credentials store, you must have a desktop environment. If your system does not have a graphical desktop environment, then you can install one; for example, installing GNOME Desktop on Oracle Linux:
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https://support.oracle.com/knowledge/Oracle%20Linux%20and%20Virtualization/2717454_1.html
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- For storing credentials as an encrypted project file, and for a minimum GUI requirement, make sure the following packages are installed in your system:
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sudo dnf update
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sudo dnf install libxshmfence libdrm.x86_64 libgbm alsa-lib xauth atk-devel.x86_64 java-atk-wrapper.x86_64
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sudo reboot
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```
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- For Debian-based systems, such as Ubuntu and Debian:
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- For storing credentials in the OS native credentials store, you must have a desktop environment. If your system does not have a graphical desktop environment, then you can install one; for example, installing GNOME on Ubuntu 20x:
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sudo apt install gnome-session gdm3
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sudo reboot
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```

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