Offline installers let Enterprise tier users install a runtime environment locally, without the need for a network or internet connection. Installers are available for all Perl, Python, and Ruby projects and are available for the following operating systems as executable installers:
Linux
Windows
Currently, offline installers are not available for macOS. Your offline installers will be available for download through the Download Builds tab of your project page.
This is currently a manual process done by engineers at ActiveState and still uses our secure build system, and the entire process will be integrated into the Platform in the near future.
Running the downloaded file will open a command terminal to complete the installation.
Choose the default installation location shown in the command prompt to install (C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Programs\<project name>
), or click down on your keypad and select “Other..” to enter a different installation directory to install your runtime.
You will be prompted to agree to the runtime installer license agreement, enter y
to agree and continue with your installation or n
to end the runtime installation.
Once the installation is successful, hit enter to close the command terminal. Your runtime has now been installed on your local system and you can now use your runtime from any new command terminal window.
To uninstall your project from your local system open a command terminal and locate the folder where the runtime was installed. The default location is C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Programs\<project name>
Enter the uninstall
command to remove the installer. You will be asked to confirm your choice, y
will continue with the uninstallation and n
will end the process.
You will receive a confirmation once your runtime has been uninstalled. Note that uninstalling your offline installer will not remove the containing directory.
Open a command terminal and go to where you have downloaded your offline installer.
Depending on your distribution you may need to enter chmod +x <projectname>
to allow executing your offline installer as a program
Run the installer program with the ./<projectname>
command
Choose the default installation location shown in the command prompt to install (/home/<username>/.local/share/applications/<projectname>
), or click down on your keypad to select “Other..” to enter a different installation directory to install your runtime.
You will be prompted to agree to the runtime installer license agreement, enter y
to agree and continue with your installation or n
to end the runtime installation.
Once the installation is successful, hit enter to close the command terminal. Your runtime has now been installed on your local system and is available to use from any new command terminal window.
To uninstall your project from your local system open a command terminal and locate the folder where the runtime was installed. The default location is /home/<username>/.local/share/applications/<projectname>
Enter the ./uninstall
command to remove the installer. You will be asked to confirm your choice, y
will continue with the uninstallation and n
will end the process.
You will receive a confirmation once your runtime has been uninstalled. Note that uninstalling your offline installer will not remove the containing directory.
After you have downloaded and installed your runtime, your installer will not be able to automatically update your runtime as you add packages, delete packages, or remediate vulnerabilities.
To update packages in your runtime
You can also import packages by uploading them from a requirements file. Details on installing packages from requirements files can be found here.
You can now repeat the process outlined above to request an installer and then you can re-install your runtime to your local Windows or Linux environments.