Installation problem on SUSE 12.1

[MikaelH]

Hi
I'm a Linux beginner and I am trying to install LV on SUSE 12.1

I've also posted my problems on Lava:
http://lavag.org/topic/15240-labview-installation-problem-on-suse-121/

The installation started and it looks quite all right, but when I try to start LabVIEW, the application just sits in the taskbar for about 20 seconds and then just disappears.

 Any ideas?

Is there a way to debug to see what's going on?

Cheers,

Mike

[Dan_N]

Hi Mike,

Unfortunately, there are no versions of LabVIEW supported on SUSE 12.1 at present. Here's a link to LabVIEW version compatibility with different Linux distributions. I saw from your other forum that you're attempting to install LabVIEW 2009, which is certified for SUSE 11.0 at the latest. 

Best,

Dan N

Applications Engineer

National Instruments 

[MikaelH]

Thanks

I did get it working on a SuSE 11.4 installation without any problem, but I had to run that installation in a WMware, configuration.

For some reason my standard installation won't start LabVIEW after installation.

So for now I can continue my work on the virtual machine.

Cheers,

Mike

[Dan_N · Accepted solution]

Hi Mike,

Glad to hear you were able to get LabVIEW running, even if in a WMware configuration. The standard installation likely isn't working because, as is explained in the table in that Knowledge Base article I linked in my previous post, LabVIEW is not technically supported on SuSE 11.4. It may very well work just fine for your application, but keep in mind that you may see some more unexpected behavior. 

Best,

Dan N

Applications Engineer

National Instruments