Installing the P4 Plan client

Perform the following steps to install the P4 Plan desktop client.

If you are an administrator and need to install the P4 Plan server, see the system administrator documentation. If you need to install the P4 Plan web client, see the web user documentation.

To encrypt all data stored on the P4 Plan Server, use an encrypted disk. If you do not use an encrypted disk, some data related to P4 Plan on the server will remain unencrypted. Only the user running the server should have access to the database, installation, and backup folders.

Windows and macOS

1. Review the system requirements.

2. Download the installer for your operating system.

3. Run the installer and select installation options.

4. Click Next to continue through the installer screens.

5. Click Install.

Installation starts. When installation finishes, P4 Plan starts and you can log in. Contact your P4 Plan administrator if you need help.

Linux

1. Review the system requirements.

2. Install the packages listed in the system requirements.

The libxcb-xinput0 package is required. To manually install it, run the following command: sudo apt-get install libxcb-xinput0

3. Download the installation files. You can download a .zip file or a Debian package (.deb file) if you are using Debian or Ubuntu.

4. If you downloaded the .zip file, unzip it. If you are installing P4 Plan for yourself only, you can unzip the file anywhere in your home directory. If you are installing P4 Plan for all users, we recommend unzipping it in /opt/HelixPlan. For example:

cd ~/Downloads

sudo unzip "P4 Plan 2025.1 ... . zip" -d /opt

If you downloaded the Debian package, double-click the .deb file to install it. You can also use the command line. If installing to /opt/P4 Plan, you may need to run the command as sudo. For example:

cd ~/Downloads

sudo dpkg -i helixplan_2024_1016_x64.deb

5. Navigate to where you installed the P4 Plan client. For example:

cd /opt/P4 Plan/

6. Enter the following command to start P4 Plan:

./HelixPlan

P4 Plan starts and you can log in. Contact your P4 Plan administrator if you need help.