Set up Runtime Tools on Ubuntu 22.04 devices

NOTE:
FactoryTalk® Optix™
 Runtime Tools currently support Ubuntu 22, x64 CPUs.
The
FactoryTalk® Optix™
 Runtime Tools for Ubuntu 22.04 consists of the
FactoryTalk® Optix™
 Application Update Service and the
FactoryTalk® Optix™
 Entitlement Command Line Interface (CLI).
  1. Install and update Ubuntu desktop 22.04.
  2. Enter the following commands:
    1. sudo apt-get update
    2. sudo apt-get upgrade
    3. sudo apt-get install libxcb-cursor0
    4. cd ~/Downloads
    5. tar xvf FactoryTalkOptixRuntimeToolsSetup_Ubuntu_22_x64_[version].Beta.tar.gz
      This installation package includes two files:
    6. chmod +x FTOptixApplicationUpdateService.Ubuntu_22_x64.[version].sh
    7. sudo ./FTOptixApplicationUpdateService.Ubuntu_22_x64.[version].sh
      IMPORTANT:
      • If you use a Rockwell Automation driver, enter
        sudo apt-get install libglib2.0-bin
      • If you use an Open DataBase Connectivity (ODBC) driver, enter
        sudo apt-get install libltdl7
      • If you use native presentation engine in your
        FactoryTalk® Optix™
         Applications, enter
        sudo apt-get install libevent-dev
      TIP: To run the script in silent mode, add the
      -s
       flag:
      ./FTOptixApplicationUpdateService.Ubuntu_22_x64.[version].sh -s
      . Silent mode is useful if you do not want to interact with the script and for various automations.
  3. (optional) Configure
    FactoryTalk® Optix™
     Runtime Tools to start automatically at login:
    1. Press
      .
    2. At the prompt, enter
      gnome-session-properties
    3. In
      Startup Applications Preferences
      , select
      Add
      .
    4. In
      Add Startup Program
      , complete:
      • Name
        . Enter
        FTOptix
      • Command
        . Enter
        /home/
        username
        /Rockwell_Automation/FactoryTalk_Optix/FTOptixApplication/FTOptixRuntime -c
      • Comment
        . Leave blank or enter any description.
    5. Select
      Add
      .
    TIP: To log in automatically to Ubuntu after restart, follow Log in automatically (ubuntu.com).
  4. Restart Ubuntu and proceed with the entitlement activation.
NOTE: If the project includes a videoplayer, install additional packages by using the
sudo apt-get install gstreamer1.0-libav ubuntu-restricted-extras
 command.
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