
Install IDL from a web download or a DVD as follows: IDL was tested on Mac OS X using XQuartz 2.7.11. An X-Windows manager is required for Macintosh. The commands listed here may require root or sudo privileges. Install on UNIX or Macintosh from a Shell Script For information on modifying file privileges, refer to your Windows system documentation, or contact a Windows system expert.


If the product is installed to a public directory on a machine, product administrators can choose to restrict execute privileges on the activate.exe file to prevent unauthorized use. This means that after initial license activation, any user with access to activate.exe can modify the license availability for that product installation. Note: The activate.exe utility will be installed in INSTALL_DIR\IDL xx\license_utils\bin.x86_64 with read and execute privileges for all users.


See Windows Silent Installation for details. ini file to silently install IDLon the other computers. ini file during an installation of IDL, then use that. Tip: If you need to install IDL on multiple computers, you can record an. You can find the 32-bit versions in the Windows Start menu under Programs > IDL x.x > 32-bit. The 64-bit installers contain 32-bit binaries so that you can launch IDL in 32-bit mode on 64-bit Windows systems.
