About These Technotes

These technotes explain how to work around many issues with using the QNX Software Center.

What's in this guide?

This guide explains QNX Software Center issues that may occur with common workstation and network setups. It doesn't discuss issues related to a particular release of the product; these are explained in the Release Notes for the version you're using. If you encounter issues beyond what's described in the Release Notes, you can consult this guide for information about issues that require advanced manual steps and extra configuration.

To set up and use the product, you should read and follow the steps in the Installation Note and the QNX Software Center User's Guide.

If you encounter an issue that requires manual steps that aren't explained here but that you feel should be covered in these technotes, contact your sales representative or QNX Technical Support.

Which QNX Software Center version should I use?

We always recommend using the latest version of QNX Software Center. To determine which version you're using, launch the product and select Help > About. The version is listed in the window that appears. To see what's the latest version available, go to the QNX Download Center, select QNX Software Center, and log in to your myQNX account. The resulting page provides a link to download the latest version of the product, and this link lists the version and build numbers.

What issues are covered?

To find out about: See:
Fixing problems in downloading and installing packages Addressing Common Connection and Package Installation Issues
Fixing proxy server connection and myQNX login issues Addressing Proxy Server Issues
Interpreting and handling license server errors Addressing License Server Errors
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