Installing Eggplant Functional
Eggplant Functional (EPF) runs on Windows, Mac, and Linux. Before you start your installation process, please be sure to read Prerequisites for information about supported operating systems and recommended installation configurations.
Following are instructions for installing on Windows, Mac, and Linux.
Installing Eggplant Functional (EPF) on Windows
- Read the Prerequisites page for information about supported Windows operating systems and recommendations.
- Download the Eggplant Functional Windows installer from the Eggplant Functional Downloads page.
- Double-click the Eggplant Functional installer, then follow the instructions in the Setup Wizard to complete installation.
When you launch Eggplant Functional for the first time after installation, you are required to agree to the Keysight EULA and acknowledge the Keysight Privacy Policy.
For quick access to Eggplant Functional, right-click the Eggplant Functional icon on your desktop and select Pin to Taskbar or Pin to Start Menu.
Installing Eggplant Functional on Windows at the Command Line (Silent Install)
You can install Eggplant Functional using the command-line interface (CLI), which is also known as a silent install or unattended install. Silent installations run the installation without user interaction because the installer program runs without its graphical user interface (GUI). Silent installations enable you to install Eggplant Functional from shell scripts or in containers.
If you want to run a silent installation on a machine where Eggplant Functional is already installed, you must uninstall the existing version before silently installing the new version. This is required because silent installations cannot handle the uninstall dialog. Note that you can run the uninstaller silently (unattended), which is described in the instructions below.
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Open a Windows shell (Command Prompt or PowerShell).
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If Eggplant Functional is already installed, uninstall the existing version before you silently install the new version. You can use the following command to uninstall Eggplant Functional silently:
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xx.x.xxwith the version number of the Eggplant Functional you are installing.start /wait "uninstall" "C:\Program Files\Eggplant\uninstall.exe" --mode unattended -
Install the new version of Eggplant Functional at the command line using one of the following commands, depending on whether you want to see any installation status or not:
No Interface The following command runs the installer without displaying anything:
C:\Downloads\Eggplant64Setupxx.x.xx.exe --mode unattendedOr,
Minimal Interface The following command runs the installer and displays an installation progress bar:
“C:\Downloads\Eggplant64Setupxx.x.xx.exe” --mode unattended --unattendedmodeui minimal
Silent Installation Notes
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Regarding licenses, it is not possible to apply a license during a silent install, so you must apply a license manually. If you use an RLM license server, its IP address or server name is saved in the Eggplant.plist file, located in the installing user's %appdata%\Eggplant\Defaults. This file stores all the Eggplant Functional preferences and does not exist until Eggplant Functional is launched for the first time.
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Installing the Bonjour service is optional. Bonjour is Apple's implementation of zero-configuration networking, a group of technologies that includes service discovery, address assignment, and hostname resolution. Installing it allows Eggplant to find machines that advertise their availability on the network —- it is not a polling protocol. To skip the installation of Bonjour when doing silent installation of Eggplant Functional, use -disable-components bonjour, like this:
C:\Downloads\Eggplant64Setupxx.x.xx.exe --mode unattended --disable-components bonjourAfter completion it is necessary to ensure the install.exe has been transferred to the device for the latest version of Eggplant Functional. This can be done with either minimal or no interface, using the below. Please note that
xx.x.xxmust be replaced with the current version of Eggplant Functional which you intend to install:Minimal Interface
This following command displays an installation progress bar (be sure to customize the command for the latest version of Eggplant Functional which you are installing):start /wait "INSTALL" Eggplant64Setupxx.x.xx.exe --mode unattended --unattendedmodeui minimalNo Interface
start /wait "INSTALL" Eggplant64Setupxx.x.xx.exe --mode unattended --unattendedmodeui none
Installing Eggplant Functional on Mac
- Read the Prerequisites page for information about supported macOS operating systems and recommendations.
- Download Eggplant Functional from the Eggplant Functional Downloads page.
- Double-click the Eggplant Functional .dmg file, then drag the Eggplant Functional application into your Applications folder.
When you launch Eggplant Functional for the first time after installation, you are required to agree to the Keysight EULA and acknowledge the Keysight Privacy Policy.
For quick access to Eggplant Functional, drag the Eggplant Functional icon from the Applications folder into your Dock.
Installing Eggplant Functional on Linux
EPF provides installation packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and Ubuntu. The package you need, and the package manager you need to use to install, it depend on which operating system you are running.
Installing Eggplant Functional on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
Information about installing EPF on RHEL follows, including the supported OS version and which package manager to use.
Eggplant Functional RHEL Package and Required Package Manager
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) | Version | Package Manager |
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| RHEL | 8 | dnf |
Step by Step: Installing on RHEL
If you want to run Eggplant Functional on RHEL 8, and are currently running Eggplant Functional on RHEL 7, or if you installed a version of Eggplant Functional prior to the 23.3.0 version on RHEL 8, you need to reset the system under test (SUT) connection passwords for any existing saved passwords after you install the 23.3.0 version. Note that you only need to reset the SUT passwords one-time after you first install the Eggplant Functional package for RHEL 8.
| Installation Steps | RHEL-Specific Instructions by Version |
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| 1. Read the Prerequisites page | For information about EPF system requirements and recommendations. |
| 2. Download the appropriate Eggplant Functional archive file from the Downloads page to the machine where you want to install Eggplant Functional. | For RHEL 8: Download the archive specifically for Enterprise 8. |
| 3. Unpack the Eggplant Functional archive (.tgz) file, which extracts a folder containing the Eggplant Functional install package. | For RHEL 8: Use the extract utility available for your linux version. To use the tar extractor, open a terminal and enter the extract command at the command line.For example: For RHEL 8: tar xvfz Eggplant_EnterpriseLinux8.tgzBe sure to qualify the archive name with the path to its location. |
| 4. If Eggplant Functional is already installed on this machine, open a terminal and use elevated privileges to remove the existing Eggplant Functional package. Note that the E in the Eggplant package name must be upper-case. | For RHEL 8 Use the dnf package manager remove command:sudo dnf remove Eggplant |
| 5. Install the new Eggplant Functional package using elevated privileges. | For RHEL 8: Use the dnf package manager install command.For example: sudo dnf install Eggplant_EnterpriseLinux8/Eggplant_EnterpriseLinux8_<version>.rpm, where version is the Eggplant Functional release you are installing. Be sure to qualify the package name with the path to its location, including the enclosing folder. |
| Optional: Install any missing required dependencies using Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux (EPEL). | For RHEL 8: You may find that you are missing required dependencies. In this case, you may want to use EPEL to install additional packages. EPEL requires enabling the CodeReady Linux Builder repo which provides additional tools for building applications for RHEL. For more information and detailed instructions, see What's EPEL, and how do I use it? |
When you launch Eggplant Functional for the first time after installation, you are required to agree to the Keysight EULA and acknowledge the Keysight Privacy Policy.
Example RHEL 8 Installation Commands
You can copy the following sample RHEL 8 installation commands, paste them into your linux terminal, and run them. Be sure to replace the Eggplant Functional archive and package names with the names and locations of the archive and package you are installing. Then run the commands with elevated privileges as shown. You may be prompted to confirm that you want to perform a task while running these commands. Enter "Y" or "y" for "Yes" to confirm as needed.
tar xvfz Eggplant_EnterpriseLinux8_<version>.tgz
sudo dnf remove Eggplant
sudo dnf install <path_to_extracted_epf_install_package>/Eggplant_EnterpriseLinux8/Eggplant_EnterpriseLinux8_<version>.rpm
Bonjour discovery is disabled.
Installing Eggplant Functional on Ubuntu
Eggplant Functional provides two installation packages for Ubuntu LTS. The package you need, and the package manager you need to use to install it, depend on which operating system version you are running.