Pre-installation checklist for an installation to a non-default location

Table 8 lists tasks that you will, or might, need to perform before you actually install the product.

Table 8. Pre-installation checklist for an installation to a non-default location
Check off Task For more information, see . . .
Become either the root user or a user with administrator privileges. Documentation supplied with the operating system.
Ensure that required and desired packages are installed in the default location. Verifying that the required GNU, Perl, Java, and browser packages are installed
Ensure that all system prerequisites are satisfied.
Remove any older version of the compiler. Uninstalling XL Fortran