Linux graphical install

Install remotely using the Arm® Forge Linux graphical installer.

Procedure

  1. Download the installation package from Arm Forge Downloads

  2. Untar the installation package and run the installer executable with these commands:

    tar xf arm-forge-<version>-linux-<arch>.tar

    cd arm-forge-<version>-linux-<arch>

    ./installer

    Note

    Replace <version> with the four digit version number of your installation package, using this format xx.x.x. Replace <arch> with the required architecture (AArch64, x86_64, ppc64le). For example: arm-forge-xx.x.x-linux-aarch64.tar

  3. On the Install Type page, specify who can use Arm® Forge on this system.

    Note

    Only an administrator (root) can install Arm® Forge for All Users in a common directory, such as /opt or /usr/local. Otherwise, the Just For Me option is selected by default, and Arm® Forge is installed in the local directory.

    Forge Windows installation type

  4. On the installer Destination page, enter the directory where you want to install Arm® Forge.

    Note

    For a cluster installation, choose a directory that is shared between the cluster login or frontend node, and the compute nodes. Alternatively, install or copy into the same location on each node.

    Forge Linux installation Destination page

  5. Installation progress displays on the Install page.

    Note

    The default Forge installation path is /opt/arm/forge/<version>/bin when installed by root or $HOME/arm/forge/<version>/bin otherwise. Please add the Arm® Forge installation path to the PATH environment variable to make the Arm® Forge tools available to the console:

    export PATH=<Forge installation path>/bin:$PATH

Results

The installation adds icons for Arm® DDT and Arm® MAP to the Development menu in your desktop environment. When installation is complete, read the instructions in the RELEASE-NOTES file in the install package, for details about how to run Arm® DDT, Arm® MAP, and Arm® Performance Reports.

Next steps

You can obtain an evaluation license at Get software.

Arm® Forge supports a large number of different site configurations and MPI distributions. You must ensure that you fully integrate all components into your environment. For example, ensure that you propagate environment variables to remote nodes, and that tool libraries and executables are available on the remote nodes.