
#PERFORCE HELIX SERVER SETUP INSTALL#
You should now be able to install software using apt from the Perforce repository, you can run this command to check it’s working: apt search helix In my case, I was using Pop!_OS 21.04 which is based on the newer Ubuntu hirsute, but focal is the newest available and it worked fine for me. Replace focal with precise, trusty, xenial, or bionic if you’re using an older version of Ubuntu. This section is based on the official documentation, but with some parts rewritten because apt-key is mostly deprecated starting Ubuntu 20.10 (and Debian 11).įirst set up the Perforce repository key and the repository itself: wget -qO - | sudo gpg -dearmor -o /usr/share/keyrings/perforce-archive-keyring.gpgĮcho "deb focal release" | sudo tee /etc/apt//perforce.list In this section, we’re going to set up the Perforce package repository for apt so that we can download the Ubuntu packages of Helix Core. Without further ado, let’s dive right in! Setting up the Perforce repository (Client & Server) After this common setup there are separate sections for a client setup and a server setup. This guide is structured as follows: The first section below needs to be performed for both setting up a client or a server.

CLI: you can enter and modify terminal commands, etc.This guide assumes knowledge on the following: This article aims is to guide you through the installation using up-to-date commands and practises, as of writing in 2021. I found some of the Helix Core Linux documentation was obscure and getting outdated. I will show you the process of setting up both a client (P4, P4V etc.) and a server (P4D, P4DCTL etc.), as they will have some common setup steps.

In this article, I will guide you through the installation of Helix Core (aka Perforce) on Ubuntu.
