If you want to run the installer without the graphical user interface (GUI), you can launch InstallShield in console mode. In cases where InstallShield launches automatically, click Cancel to cancel the GUI installation and then launch the setup program from a terminal or console.
Installing in console mode
The steps for installing components in console mode are the same as those described in “Installing in GUI mode”, except that you execute the InstallShield installation program from the command line using the setup -console command, and you enter text to select the installation options, as follows:
Enter the following at the command line:
setup -console
The installation program starts and displays the Welcome window as follows:
--------------------------------------------------Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for Sybase Software Developer’s Kit or Open Server (depending on which product you are installing), Version 12.5.1The InstallShield Wizard will install either Software Developere’s Kit or Open Server Software, Version 12.5.1 on your computer.To continue, choose Next.Press 1 for Next, 3 to Cancel or 4 to Redisplay [1]-------------------------------------------------
The flow of the installation is identical to a regular GUI installation, except that the display is written to a terminal window, and responses are entered using the keyboard. Follow the remaining prompts to install either Software Developer’s Kit or Open Server software.
