Starting the MERLIC Frontend on Linux

To start MERLIC Frontend on a Linux system, you have to use the command line. You can use the same commands as on Windows systems.

Starting MERLIC Frontend

Change to the directory "bin/<ARCH>" within your MERLIC installation directory.
Linux on PC
Copy
```
cd <MERLIC_INSTALLATION>/bin/x64-linux
```
Linux on Arm^®-based platform
Copy
```
cd <MERLIC_INSTALLATION>/bin/aarch64-linux
```
Enter the following command to start MERLIC Frontend:
Copy
```
./merlic_frontend
```
This command starts MERLIC Frontend with the default INI configuration file "MERLIC5.ini" which is expected in the directory "~/.config/MVTec/". If you want to use a different INI file, you can use the command line option "--ini" and specify the desired file when starting MERLIC Frontend.

Available Command Line Options

For MERLIC Frontend on Linux systems, the same command line options are available as on Windows systems. For the list of all command line options, see Connecting the MERLIC Frontend to a Remote Server.