How to setup Axigen 7.x using the Axigen installer package

This article describes the usage of the Axigen installer package.

First download the corresponding package for your Operating System, from our related site section:

http://www.axigen.com/mail-server/download/

Please note that the downloaded package is an installer. To run the Axigen installer you have two options:

1) set the proper permissions for the .run file to have the execute flag:

chmod +x axigen-7.1.4.i386.<os_custom_text>.run

Then from the same directory run the command:

./axigen-7.1.4.i386.<os_custom_text>.run

2) without the use of the chmod command simply run:

sh axigen-7.1.4.i386.<os_custom_text>.run

After this follow the on-screen installer instructions to complete the
install/upgrade or uninstall process and then start the Axigen service.

NOTE: To extract the contents of the Axigen package, without installing the Axigen application, run the installer with the --unpack option:

sh axigen-7.1.4.i386.<os_custom_text>.run --unpack

You can find all the installer supported options using:

sh axigen-7.1.4.i386.<os_custom_text>.run --help

During the installer, you will first be asked to read and accept the license and then a menu that presents you with install,upgrade or uninstall options. You also have some documentation options available. The menu will resemble the following (the menu options can vary, if you already have an Axigen version installed):

Found an already installed package, axigen-7.1.4
You have already installed this version or a newer one: axigen-7.1.4
Please select one of the options displayed below:
==== Main options
1. Uninstall axigen-7.1.4
9. Exit installer
===== Documentation for axigen-7.1.4
4. Show the RELEASE NOTES
5. Show the README file
6. Show other licenses included the package
7. Show manual install instructions
8. Show manual uninstall instructions

for a fresh install:

Please select one of the options displayed below:
==== Main options
1. Install axigen-7.1.4
9. Exit installer
===== Documentation for axigen-7.1.4
4. Show the RELEASE NOTES
5. Show the README file
6. Show other licenses included the package
7. Show manual install instructions
8. Show manual uninstall instructions

or for an upgrade (option given in the below menu by "1"):

Found an already installed package, axigen-7.1.0
Please select one of the options displayed below:
==== Main options
1. Upgrade to axigen-7.1.4
2. Uninstall axigen-7.1.0
9. Exit installer
===== Documentation for axigen-7.1.4
4. Show the RELEASE NOTES
5. Show the README file
6. Show other licenses included the package
7. Show manual install instructions
8. Show manual uninstall instructions

Now choose the required option, by typing the corresponding option number and hit "Enter", to complete the desired action.

IMPORTANT: If you use Axigen Outlook connector to access your Axigen accounts, you must also upgrade Axiolk to the same version as the Axigen Mail Server. Using different versions of Axiolk and Axigen server is not supported.

Releases: Mail Server 7.0.X, Mail Server 7.1.X
OS: Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD, Solaris
Distros: RPM based distros, RPM based distros with gcc3, RPM based distros with gcc4, Slackware, Debian, Ubuntu, Gentoo, FreeBSD 5.4, NetBSD 3.0, OpenBSD 3.8, OpenBSD 3.9, Solaris 10 x86, FreeBSD 6.1, Mandriva Linux, DEB based distros with gcc4, Solaris 10 SPARC, Debian 3.1, FreeBSD 6.x, OpenBSD 4.1, SLES PPC, OpenBSD 4.2, FreeBSD 7.x, FreeBSD 7.x, NetBSD, OpenBSD 4.3