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--- en:user_advanced:installation_287 [2025/07/14 22:35] – [Running the installer in text-only mode] kjdon
+++ en:user_advanced:installation_287 [2025/07/15 00:07] (current) – kjdon
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+====== Advanced Installation: Greenstone2 : 2.87 and prior ======
+[[en:user_advanced:installation|Advanced Installation Index Page]] - from here you can access GReenstone3 versions of this page.
-====== Advanced Installation: 2.87 ======
 For most users, the main Greenstone download (also called the "binary") with default settings is sufficient, and is very [[en:beginner:install_basic|easy to install]]. However, there are some instances where you may want or need to go through a more advanced installation process:
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+===== Running the installer in text-only mode =====
+  - Give the binary of the installer execute permissions
+  - Then run it by passing in the text-only flag.
+  - Follow the instructions on the screen thereafter. If you mistype at any stage, press ctrl-C to start again.
+<code>
+> ./Greenstone-2.87-linux text-only
+----------------------------
+Extracting java installer...
+----------------------------
+Extraction Complete
+You can now run "java -jar greenstone.jar text" to run the installer from the command line
+>
+</code>
 ===== Moving a Greenstone installation =====