# Ignition installation in Linux cent os 7 **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [March 2, 2020, 2:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-installation-in-linux-cent-os-7/32733 "2020-03-02T14:50:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Rameshwar.kuthale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@Rameshwar.kuthale](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Rameshwar.kuthale)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2020, 2:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-installation-in-linux-cent-os-7/32733/1 "2020-03-02T14:50:39Z")
Iam facing problem of launch designer. Project is not getting launched. Ignition designer also not getting open. For Designer 7.8.9 Which java version is needed. I want to know the root cause for Not able to launch project. ---
**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2020, 3:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-installation-in-linux-cent-os-7/32733/2 "2020-03-02T15:03:31Z")
Are you still trying to use Java WebStart? That’s been taken out of most OpenJDK 8 deployments, since it is gone completely in current Java. If so, switch to the linux Local Client Launcher. If a certificate problem, you might have to upgrade Ignition. Also, version 7.8.9 doesn’t exist. 7.8.5 was the last of the (now unsupported) v7.8.x series. What version are you really using? ---
**Author:** ![Rameshwar.kuthale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@Rameshwar.kuthale](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Rameshwar.kuthale)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2020, 5:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-installation-in-linux-cent-os-7/32733/3 "2020-03-02T17:01:22Z")
@pturmel Thank you so much for your valuable time and responding quickly. Can I have your contact number So we can discuss problems of ignition, which we were facing. We need root cause. We are new to ignition platform. We are using v7.9.8 I have two questions How to open ignition designer?and How to launch project? In Linux(centos 7) Is it necessary to install java. If yes Which version to be installed In Linux its command based Difficult to fix java installation error. It’s not user friendly as compared to windows. I ---
**Author:** ![grietveld](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/grietveld/32/6984_2.png) [@grietveld](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/grietveld)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2020, 5:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-installation-in-linux-cent-os-7/32733/4 "2020-03-02T17:21:35Z")
In 7.9.8, you will need to install java. If your linux OS doesn’t have a GUI, you are probably going to want to use a secondary machine to do your design work. If you are new to the platform though, I would start with [Inductive University](https://www.inductiveuniversity.com/courses/ignition-basics/7.9). Its a free resource that has videos to walk you through installing and configuring on many OSs as well as how to start off. ---
**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2020, 6:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-installation-in-linux-cent-os-7/32733/5 "2020-03-02T18:12:03Z")
> [@Rameshwar.kuthale](#): > > Can I have your contact number Send me your email address in a Private Message and we can establish a formal client relationship. Note: I don't provide general assistance in private for free. For both of your technical questions: Install Java 8. I'm not a CentOS expert, but there should be a package for openjdk-8 or similar. Then download the Linux Native Client Launcher from your gateway. Make it executable, then run it. Follow these instructions from there: [https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC79/Clients#Clients-NativeClientLaunchers](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC79/Clients#Clients-NativeClientLaunchers) ---
**Author:** ![Rameshwar.kuthale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@Rameshwar.kuthale](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Rameshwar.kuthale)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2020, 12:43am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-installation-in-linux-cent-os-7/32733/6 "2020-03-03T00:43:01Z")
@grietveld Thank you so much. ---
**Author:** ![Rameshwar.kuthale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@Rameshwar.kuthale](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Rameshwar.kuthale)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2020, 12:43am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-installation-in-linux-cent-os-7/32733/7 "2020-03-03T00:43:58Z")
@pturmel Thank you. I will try with below link to fix problem.