Linux non-package installation: quick example

The quickest way to get started:

  1. Make a directory for your installation:

    mkdir newinstall

  2. Navigate to the newly-created directory:

    cd newinstall

  3. Go to https://www.perforce.com/downloads/helix-core-p4d
    1. Under Family, click Linux
    2. Under Platform, click Linux
    3. Click Download
  4. Copy the p4d file in your newly-created directory.
  5. Give the OS user execution permission for the p4d file:

    chmod 755 p4d

  6. Configure the OS environment to have a Perforce user:

    export P4USER=perforce

  7. Configure the OS environment to have a Helix Server port:

    export P4PORT=localhost:1666

  8. Invoke the server executable, p4d, while specifying the current directory with `pwd` enclosed in backticks and the port as -p 1666:

    ./p4d -r `pwd` -p 1666 -J journal -L log -d

    The output is:

    Perforce db files in '/home/bruno/newinstall' will be created if missing...
    Perforce Server starting...

  9. Go to https://www.perforce.com/downloads/helix-command-line-client-p4
    1. Under Family, click Linux
    2. Under Platform, click Linux (x64)
    3. Click Download

  10. Copy the p4 file to the same directory where you copied the p4d file.

  11. Give the OS user execution permission for the p4 file:

    chmod 755 p4

  12. Issue the p4 info command as follows, with ./ before p4 info:

    ./p4 info

  13. From the output, write down for future use the Server address value:
    User name: perforce
Client name: linux-bruno
Client host: linux-bruno
Client unknown.
Current directory: /home/bruno/newinstall
Peer address: 127.0.0.1:12345
Client address: 127.0.0.1
Server address: localhost:1666
Server root: /home/bruno/newinstall
Server date: 2018/11/14 15:18:55 -0800 PST
Server uptime: 00:00:09
Server version: P4D/LINUX26X86_64/2018.2/1234567 (2018/11/02)
Server license: none
Case Handling: sensitive
  14. Download the Helix Visual Client application that has a graphical user interface, P4V, from P4V Download. Depending on your flavor of Linux, the steps might be similar to:
    1. Extract p4v.tgz
    2. Install the application.

    3. Invoke the executable: ./p4v

  15. As shown in the "Connecting with P4V" video, connect the client to the "remote" server by using the Server address from Step 13:
  16. Watch the videos on "Setting up Workspaces in P4V" and "Basic Operations in P4V".