Install the New Licensing Engine Patch on Linux and Mac

The new licensing system requires one of the following:

macOS 10.14, 10.15, and 11 or higher (M1 and Intel 64-bit)
Linux (Intel/AMD 64-bit, kernel 3.10.0 or higher, glibc 2.17 or higher)

See the following sections:

Install the Licensing Patch
License Administrator
Licensing Utility
Troubleshooting
Contact Us

Install the Licensing Patch

Navigate to the setup-envi-idl_nextgen_license_patchxx-unix.tgz file that was downloaded to your computer and unpack it:

tar xvf setup-envi-idl_nextgen_license_patchxx-unix.tgz
Navigate to the directory where the installer script was unpacked (setup-envi-idl_nextgen_license_patchxx-unix).
Start the installer with the following command:

sudo ./install_unix.sh
At the End User License Agreement prompt, type y to accept the terms of the agreement.
At the prompt, enter the directory that contains the ENVI and/or IDL installations.
- If you provide a root location, such as /usr/local/harris/, the installer will look for multiple installation in that directory and patch all of them.
- If you provide a specific directory, such as /usr/local/harris/envi55, the installer will patch only that installation.
Activate the license, described next.

License Administrator

Activate your license using the ENVI-IDL License Administrator tool. You may be prompted to launch the License Administrator after installation, or you can open the License Administrator tool with one of the following:

See the following sections for managing licenses:

Activate a License Online
Activate a License Offline
Connect to a License Server
Deactivate a License
Disconnect from a License Server
View Licenses
View Events Log

See also Licensing Utility for instructions to manage licenses using a command-line utility.

Licensing Utility

Use the licensing command-line utility to do the following from the command line:

Activate licenses (activate)
Deactivate licenses (deactivate)
Print the binding keys for the license (get bindings)
Print the license information (show license)

To use the Licensing utility, open a terminal window and change to the following directory:

Linux:INSTALL_DIR/idlxx/license_utils/bin.linux.x86_64 for IDL installations, or INSTALL_DIR/envixx/idlxx/license_utils/bin.linux.x86_64 for ENVI installations.
Mac (Intel hardware):INSTALL_DIR/idlxx/license_utils/bin.darwin.x86_64 for IDL installations, or INSTALL_DIR/envixx/idlxx/license_utils/bin.darwin.x86_64 for ENVI installations.
Mac (M-series):INSTALL_DIR/idlxx/license_utils/bin.darwin.arm64 for IDL installations.

Activate a License

To activate a license (requires Internet access):

./licensing activate <activation_code>

where <activation code> is in the format 0000-0000-0000-0000. Submitting the activation code contacts the licensing portal with machine binding information. The portal returns a license, which will then be installed.

You can call activate multiple times to add more codes to the existing license, without needing to deactivate.
You can also enter multiple activation codes in the command. For example:
```
./licensing activate <activation_code1> <activation_code2>
```

Deactivate a License

If you activated a license on your machine, deactivating the license releases it so that it can be activated on a different machine. To deactivate a license (requires Internet access):

./licensing deactivate

You can also deactivate a specific license:

./licensing deactivate <activation_code>

where <activation code> is in the format 0000-0000-0000-0000.

Print Binding Keys

To print the machine's key binding to the screen:

./licensing get bindings

Print License Details

To print license details to the screen:

./licensing show license