Installing Liberty on distributed operating systems using the command line
You can install all WebSphere® Application Server Liberty offerings by using the Installation Manager command line.
Before you begin
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Java SE 8 is the recommended Java SDK because it provides the latest features and security updates. As an alternative to installing Java SE 8, you can install another supported Java SDK version.
Prepare the system onto which you want to install Liberty as described in Installing Installation Manager and preparing to install Liberty.
If you want to install Liberty assets from local directory-based repositories or an instance of the Liberty Asset Repository Service, configure the repositories. For more information about the Liberty asset repositories, see Installing assets using Installation Manager.
Important: Before you install Liberty offerings, you must read the license
agreement that you can find with the product files. Signify your acceptance of the license agreement
by specifying -acceptLicense in the command as described in this topic.
About this task
New: When you install Liberty, by default all Liberty features that apply to your Liberty product edition are also installed.
Alternatively, you can install a different set of features or no features at all. For more
information, see the Tips
section.