LJM Software Installer - Linux x64

The following software is included: Kipling - Version: 3.4.6, LJM Library - Version: 1.2304, LJM Constants - Version: 2025.05.06.A

LJLogM and LJStreamM do not support Linux.

Installation Instructions

1. Download an appropriate LJM installer package from our download links above.

2. Navigate to the file location in which you downloaded the package from a terminal session.

3. Extract the package using the tar or unzip command:

   1. Extract a .tar.gz archive: tar -zvxf [installer package name here].tar.gz

   2. Extract a .zip archive: unzip [installer package name here].zip

4. Navigate (cd) into the installer directory: cd [installer package name here]

5. Run the install script with sudo: sudo ./labjack_ljm_installer.run

Optional Installer Arguments

The LJM Linux Installers are makeself archives and therefore support the makeself arguments. One useful set of arguments is --noexec --target <targetDir> which allows you to extract the archive contents to targetDir for analysis:

sudo ./labjack_ljm_installer.run --noexec --target <targetDir>

Optional Installer Setup Script Arguments

Arguments can be passed to the underlying LabJack setup script by adding a -- construct before any setup script arguments. The following setup script arguments are supported:

• --with-kipling: Install Kipling (Default).

• --without-kipling: Don't install Kipling.

• --restart-device-rules: Restart the udev device rules. (Default).

• --no-restart-device-rules: Don't restart the udev device rules. This is useful for Docker containers.

• --remove-extracted: Remove the extracted folder. (Default).

• --no-remove-extracted: Don't remove the extracted folder.

Example:

Install without Kipling.

sudo ./labjack_ljm_installer.run -- --without-kipling

To uninstall LJM, see this guide: LJM Uninstallation Instructions

The following software is included: Kipling - Version: 3.4.7, LJM Library - Version: 1.2308, LJM Constants - Version: 2026.05.11.A

LJLogM and LJStreamM do not support Linux.

Installation Instructions

1. Download an appropriate LJM installer package from our download links above.

2. Navigate to the file location in which you downloaded the package from a terminal session.

3. Extract the package using the tar or unzip command:

   1. Extract a .tar.gz archive: tar -zvxf [installer package name here].tar.gz

   2. Extract a .zip archive: unzip [installer package name here].zip

4. Navigate (cd) into the installer directory: cd [installer package name here]

5. Run the install script with sudo: sudo ./labjack_ljm_installer.run

Optional Installer Arguments

The LJM Linux Installers are makeself archives and therefore support the makeself arguments. One useful set of arguments is --noexec --target <targetDir> which allows you to extract the archive contents to targetDir for analysis:

sudo ./labjack_ljm_installer.run --noexec --target <targetDir>

Optional Installer Setup Script Arguments

Arguments can be passed to the underlying LabJack setup script by adding a -- construct before any setup script arguments. The following setup script arguments are supported:

• --with-kipling: Install Kipling (Default).

• --without-kipling: Don't install Kipling.

• --restart-device-rules: Restart the udev device rules. (Default).

• --no-restart-device-rules: Don't restart the udev device rules. This is useful for Docker containers.

• --remove-extracted: Remove the extracted folder. (Default).

• --no-remove-extracted: Don't remove the extracted folder.

Example:

Install without Kipling.

sudo ./labjack_ljm_installer.run -- --without-kipling

To uninstall LJM, see this guide: LJM Uninstallation Instructions