## Installing in GUI Mode

### Overview

By default, the installer runs as a Java GUI. In this mode, you have full control over what is installed on your local machine.

### Running the installer

Use the following steps to install FUSE Message Broker in GUI mode:

1. For UNIX, log in as (or su to) the username that will own the FUSE Message Broker installation. The default installation path presumes your have root access, but you can specify any installation directory for which you have write rights.

2. Start the installer by entering the following command:

   Table 2.2. Command for Running the Installer in GUI Mode

   Platform | Command
   --- | ---
   Windows | `fuse-message-broker-5.2-windows.exe`
   UNIX | `sh fuse-message-broker-5.2-unix.bin`

3. Click Next.

4. Read and accept the License Agreement, then click Next.

5. Specify the top-level directory for your installation.

   Table 2.3. Default Installation Directory

   Platform | Default Value
   --- | ---
   UNIX | `/opt/iona/fuse-message-broker-5.2`
   Windows | `C:\IONA\fuse-message-broker-5.2`

   | Tip
   Click Choose to select a path by navigating to it.

6. Click Next.

7. If you are installing on Windows you will need to specify where the installer will create program icons.

   | Tip
   If you want to install the icons for all users check the Create Icons for All Users box.

8. Click Next.

9. Review the installation summary.

   If you see something you need to correct, click the Previous button to go back through the installation steps.

   If the summary is correct, click Install.

10. Choose whether you want the installer to save the selected options in a properties file.

    The properties file is used to perform identical installations on other machines in a silent installation, as described in Installing in Silent Mode.

11. Click Next.

12. If you choose to save the installer properties, enter a path name for the properties file and click Next.

13. Click Next.

14. Click Done to complete the installation.