Installation and Upgrade
Thoroughbred Basic is an implementation of Business BASIC that can act as a stand-alone product. It can also act as baseline software for Dictionary-IV, a data dictionary that provides the foundation for Thoroughbred products such as Query-IV, Report-IV, Script-IV, or Source-IV. Thoroughbred Basic and Dictionary-IV also form the basis for Thoroughbred Solution-IV Accounting products, Thoroughbred VIP (Visual Image Presentation), and Thoroughbred Gateway for Windows.
In this chapter
Section titled “In this chapter”- Linux Installations
- Back Up Existing Program and Data File Before Installing
- How to Install or Upgrade Thoroughbred Basic (Expert)
- Detailed Installation and Upgrade
- Back Up Existing Program and Data File Before Installing
- Login as root
- Clear Your System
- Check Your Hardware
- Software Serial Number
- Establish the Home Directory
- Set the Directory and File Permissions
- Check Your System and Environment
- Begin the Installation or Upgrade
- Establish Your System Console
- Test the System
- Get an Activation Key from Thoroughbred Software
- Customize and Tune Your System
- Restore Your System
From the Thoroughbred Basic for UNIX and Linux Installation Guide, version 8.9.1. Open this page in the PDF