Chapter 2. Installation

This chapter guides you through the steps to install AMQ C++ in your environment.

2.1. Prerequisites
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To begin installation, use your subscription to access AMQ distribution files and repositories.

AMQ C++ is distributed as a set of RPM packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Follow these steps to install them.

Use the subscription-manager command to subscribe to the required package repositories.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

$ sudo subscription-manager repos --enable=amq-clients-2-for-rhel-6-server-rpms

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

$ sudo subscription-manager repos --enable=amq-clients-2-for-rhel-7-server-rpms

Use the yum command to install the qpid-proton-cpp-devel and qpid-proton-cpp-docs packages.
```
$ sudo yum install qpid-proton-cpp-devel qpid-proton-cpp-docs
```

In order to compile programs using the API, you will also need to install gcc-c++, cmake, and make.

$ sudo yum install gcc-c++ cmake make

AMQ C++ is distributed as an SDK zip archive for use with Visual Studio. Follow these steps to install it.

Open a browser and log in to the Red Hat Customer Portal Product Downloads page at access.redhat.com/downloads.
Locate the Red Hat AMQ Clients entry in the JBOSS INTEGRATION AND AUTOMATION category.
Click Red Hat AMQ Clients. The Software Downloads page opens.
Download the AMQ C++ Client Windows SDK zip file.
Extract the file contents into a directory of your choosing by right-clicking on the zip file and selecting Extract All.