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Installing software using Novell Application Launcher (NAL)

Last updated May 2009

Introduction

Some software products are available for installation via NAL.

Using NAL is recommended wherever possible as it is convenient and provides good software asset management. In addition it saves you the cost of purchasing physical media and is in-line with the Monash University Environmental Sustainability Policy. The ITS Software Catalogue lists the software available via NAL and whether a licence will need to be purchased before installation.

Apple Macintosh and Microsoft Vista operating systems are currently not supported for NAL distribution of applications.  The applications that have been placed on the server are for Windows XP only.

 

Procedure

 

Step 1

Check that the computer is connected to the Monash University network for the installation. Once the software has been installed, most software will not need to be connected to the University network to run.

Step 2

Click on the “Start” menu, usually located in the bottom left-hand corner of your Windows taskbar.

Step 3

Select “Run”.

Step 4

In the command box, type “nal” .
NOTE: on some computers you will need to use the command "nalwin32" instead.

Step 5

Click on “OK” button.

Step 6

A screen will appear with the heading “Novell-delivered Applications” with an identifying tag on the end which includes your authcate identifier.

Step 7

On the left-hand side of the screen, a small icon will be showing with a picture of the world and [All] beside it. On the right-hand side of the screen will be a listing of all the applications available via NAL. Double-click on the software that you want to install and NAL will automatically start installing it.

Step 8

Once the software has been installed, close down the NAL screen.

 

 

Software Applications Available from NAL
Below are some of the software applications available for installation via the NAL:

  • Adobe Acrobat Reader
  • AMOS. Please be aware that as part of the installation or upgrade process, the AMOS software registers itself on SPSS website the first time the software is used after installation or upgrading via NAL. This is a once-off event.
  • EndNote
  • Microsoft Office Professional for Windows (including Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Publisher, Access, Outlook with Business Contact Manager, Infopath and Office Communicator Client)
  • Sophos
  • SPSS. As with AMOS, the SPSS software registers itself on SPSS website the first time the software is used after installation or upgrading via NAL.
  • Systat
  • WinZip
  • XWin32
 
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