Choosing your installation
To identify the best installation help for you, you’ll need to answer a few questions. First, why are you installing the library?- If you are going to develop a new application that uses the library, you need a Developer installation.
- If you have developed an application that uses the library, you need a Runtime installation on the end user computer.
Both installation types require root permissions and running service as root. If you would like to install and run ABBYY FineReader Engine without root privileges, check out the Non-root installation section.
Installation type
Next, which installation type do you need?- Standalone installation is intended for when your application is running on just one local computer; the license information will be kept on the same computer.
- Network installation allows you to store the licenses on a remote server and distribute them between the workstations as needed.
Installation method
Then, which installation method will you use?- Automatic installation - uses the built-in ABBYY command-line installer
- Installation wizard - uses the setup assistant
- Manual installation - copy the files manually/write your own script to do it
License Protection
Finally, which license protection type do you have? As described under Activation, two types of protection are available:- online protection — connection with ABBYY Online licensing service over the Internet for license usage
- software protection — a serial number requiring activation
Installation scenarios
Now that you have the necessary information, use the table below to choose your installation scenario.Installations with root
Installations with root
Installation Type | Mode of Library Installation | ||
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Using wizard | Automatic | Manual | |
Developer |
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Non-root installations
Non-root installations
Installation Type | Mode of Library Installation | |
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Using wizard | Automatic | |
Developer, non-root |
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Runtime, non-root |
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For the Red Hat-like systems installation of FineReader Engine can be performed using Red Hat Package Manager.
ABBYY FineReader Engine in a native environment
You may run ABBYY FineReader Engine inside two separate Docker containers:- The first one contains FineReader Engine
- The second one contains the Licensing Service.
Next Steps
All of the ABBYY FineReader Engine (FRE) installation scenarios for Linux provided in this section, except the developer installation, follow the same basic process:- First, install FRE on the workstation.
- Next, install the Licensing Service.
- Finally, set up the license which permits you to use the library.
- For a Network license type: Your network license server connection details.
- For Online license protection: An Online License token file and the password to this file. We recommend that you install the token file with the library.
- For Software license protection: the serial number of your license.
Folder name | Description |
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<FRE_installation_directory> | A folder with the FRE files specified during installation. |
A folder for storing the user-specific data. By default, %ProgramData%\ABBYY\SDK\12\FineReader Engine. | |
A folder for storing the Licensing Service files. After installation, It can be specified via the LicensingSettings.xml file or via API. By default, %ProgramData%\ABBYY\SDK\12\Licenses. | |
<FREngineTempFolder> | A folder for storing the ABBYY FineReader Engine temporary files. By default, %TEMP%\ABBYY FineReader Engine 12. |
To change the paths to <FREngineDataFolder>, <LicensesFolder> and <FREngineTempFolder> folders, use the InitializeEngine function. | |