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QNX® Software Center 1.3.1: Installation Note

QNX® Software Center 1.3.1: Installation Note

Date of this edition: November 29, 2018

The QNX Software Center enables you to download and manage the QNX Software Development Platform (SDP) 7.0 and related products. You can install the QNX Software Center on the following development hosts:

  • Microsoft Windows 10 Pro 64-bit, Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit, or Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
  • macOS version 10.10, 10.11, 10.12
  • Linux Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 64-bit or Ubuntu Desktop 16.04 LTS 64-bit, on x86_64 processors
    Note: The QNX Software Center doesn't run on ARM-based Linux hosts.

For the most up-to-date version of this installation note:

  1. Go to the QNX website, www.qnx.com, and log in to your myQNX Account.
  2. Select the Developers tab at the top of the page and click the QNX Software Center link.
  3. Scroll down the page and click on any link for See Installation/Release notes.
Note: The QNX Software Center uses the list of registered products displayed in your myQNX account to determine which software packages you're eligible to install.

If you received your product licenses electronically, you don't have to register them manually; they will appear automatically in your myQNX account. You need to register licenses manually only if they haven't been fulfilled electronically; see your license certificates for details.

Installing the QNX Software Center

Note: Release 1.3.1 of the QNX Software Center is licensed under an updated version of the QNX Development License Agreement (QDL). To use this release, you must first read and accept the new license terms. The QDL is displayed when you run the 1.3.1 installer or when you first sign in to the QNX Software Center after you update to 1.3.1 from a previous release. See the release notes for more information.

The installer for the QNX Software Center also installs the QNX Momentics® IDE, which lets you develop applications that run on the QNX Neutrino® RTOS.

During installation, the installer may ask for your administrator credentials to complete the installation.

Windows hosts

To install the QNX Software Center on a Windows development host:

  1. Log in to your myQNX account on the QNX website, select the Developers tab at the top of the page, then click the QNX Software Center link.
  2. Click the link for Windows hosts and download the QNX Software Center installer, qnx-setup-nnnnnnnnnnnn-win.exe, where nnnnnnnnnnnn is a build number.
  3. Run the installer and follow the instructions on your screen. We recommend you accept the default installation directory: C:\qnx
Note: Don't install the QNX Software Center in a protected location, such as Program Files. Installing in a protected location prevents the QNX Software Center from receiving updates.

The installer automatically launches the QNX Software Center. If you close the QNX Software Center and want to relaunch it, go to the Start menu or double-click the desktop icon.

Linux hosts

To install the QNX Software Center on a Linux development host:

  1. Log in to your myQNX account on the QNX website, select the Developers tab at the top of the page, then click the QNX Software Center link.
  2. Click the link for Linux hosts and download the QNX Software Center installer, qnx-setup-nnnnnnnnnnnn-lin.run, where nnnnnnnnnnnn is a build number.
  3. Run chmod to make the installer executable. For example: 
    chmod a+x qnx-setup-nnnnnnnnnnnn-lin.run
  4. Run the installer at the system prompt. For example: 
    ./qnx-setup-nnnnnnnnnnnn-lin.run
  5. Follow the instructions on your screen. We recommend you accept the default installation directory (qnx in your home directory).

The QNX Software Center will be installed in qnxsoftwarecenter under the qnx directory, and the QNX Momentics IDE will be installed in qnxmomentics under the qnx directory.

The installer automatically launches the QNX Software Center. If you close the center and want to relaunch it, you can run the command installation_directory/qnxsoftwarecenter/qnxsoftwarecenter. To run the QNX Momentics IDE, you can run the command installation_directory/qnxmomentics/qde.

macOS hosts

To install the QNX Software Center on a macOS development host:

  1. Log in to your myQNX account on the QNX website, select the Developers tab at the top of the page, then click the QNX Software Center link.
  2. Click the link for macOS hosts and download the QNX Software Center installer, qnx-setup-nnnnnnnnnnnn-osx.pkg, where nnnnnnnnnnnn is a build number.
  3. Double-click on the package in the Finder and follow the instructions on your screen. The QNX Software Center will be installed in /Applications/QNX Software Center and the QNX Momentics IDE will be installed in /Applications/Momentics.

The installer automatically launches the QNX Software Center. If you close the QNX Software Center and want to relaunch it, use the Launchpad or the Dock.

Uninstalling the QNX Software Center

Note: If you also intend to uninstall QNX SDP 7.0 and any products that depend on it, use the QNX Software Center to uninstall them before proceeding. If any of those products are governed by a named user license, you must deactivate their licenses before uninstalling them; otherwise, you lose the ability to transfer the licenses to another workstation. For information on transferring and deactivating licenses, see the QNX Software Center User's Guide.

Windows hosts

To uninstall the QNX Software Center and QNX Momentics IDE from a Windows 10 development host:

  1. From the Start menu, select Settings > System > Apps & features.
  2. Select QNX Software Center and QNX Momentics, then click Uninstall.
  3. Delete .qnx\swupdate from your home folder (for instance, C:\Users\your_name).
  4. Delete .eclipse from your home folder. This is the Eclipse secure storage directory, which store passwords and other permanent settings.

To uninstall the QNX Software Center and QNX Momentics IDE from a Windows 7 or 8 development host:

  1. From the Start menu, select Programs and Features.
  2. Right-click QNX Software Center and QNX Momentics IDE, then select Uninstall/Change.
  3. Delete .qnx\swupdate from your home folder (for instance, C:\Users\your_name).
  4. Delete .eclipse from your home folder. This is the Eclipse secure storage directory, which store passwords and other permanent settings.

Linux hosts

To uninstall the QNX Software Center and QNX Momentics IDE from a Linux development host, run these commands: 

rm -rf installation_directory

where installation_directory is where you installed the QNX Software Center. 

rm -rf $HOME/.qnx/swupdate
rm -rf $HOME/.eclipse

These last two commands remove the software update folder and Eclipse secure storage folder, which stores passwords and other permanent settings.

macOS hosts

To uninstall the QNX Software Center and QNX Momentics IDE from a macOS development host:

  1. Remove both programs from /Applications.
  2. Delete the software update folder: 
    rm -rf $HOME/.qnx/swupdate
  3. Delete the Eclipse secure storage folder, to remove any passwords and other permanent settings: 
    rm -rf $HOME/.eclipse

Technical support

To obtain technical support for QNX products, visit the Support area on our website (www.qnx.com). You'll find a wide range of support options, including community forums.