Installing Kanzi

System requirements

Minimum system requirements for developing with Kanzi:

Platform requirements

Windows

To deploy and run Kanzi applications on Windows, you need:

Android

To build and deploy Kanzi applications for Android, you need:

Other platforms

To build and deploy Kanzi applications for other platforms, you need:

Installing Kanzi

To upgrade Kanzi, see Upgrading Kanzi.

To install Kanzi:

  1. Copy the Kanzi installer file to a local disk.
    You need administrator's rights on the computer where you are installing Kanzi.
  2. Run the Kanzi installer and follow the onscreen instructions.
    Set the <KanziWorkspace> to the root of a hard disk partition, because the Windows operating systems have a limit of 255 characters for paths.
  3. After Kanzi installation is complete, you are asked whether you want to install the required software to build and deploy Kanzi applications for Android.
  4. Activate your Kanzi license:

To find out what Kanzi installs on your computer, see What is installed with Kanzi?

For technical support use the Kanzi Support Portal at http://support.rightware.com. See Technical support.

Installing Kanzi unattended

Use unattended installation when you want to avoid user interaction during the installation of Kanzi. This is useful when you want to automate the installation.

When you install Kanzi unattended, the installer shows the installation progress window, but does not require user interaction.

To install Kanzi unattended:

  1. Start the Windows Command Prompt with administrator's rights.
  2. Go to the directory where you have the Kanzi installer.
  3. Run this command:
    .\KanziStudio_<KanziVersion>.exe /silent

What's next?

Now that you installed Kanzi you can:

Error reports

To help us improve the quality of Kanzi, Kanzi sends anonymized error reports. We are not able to link this information directly to any individual user. You can opt-out from sending this information during the installation.

See also

Installing the Kanzi build environment for Android

Upgrading Kanzi

What is installed with Kanzi?