You can acquire the directly through official channels like the IBM Passport Advantage portal for licensed commercial deployment, IBM Fix Central for maintenance updates, or the IBM Marketing Resource Services page for the free Evaluation Edition.

Extract the downloaded .tar.gz archive to your preferred directory: tar -xvf ibm-ace-13.0.x.x-linux64.tar.gz -C /opt/ibm/ Use code with caution. Navigate to the extracted directory: cd /opt/ibm/ace-13.0.x.x/ Use code with caution. Run the silent dependency verification script: ./ace_install_dependencies.sh Use code with caution. Accept the license via the command line tool: ./ace accept license Use code with caution. Launch the IDE by running the ./ace toolkit command. Post-Installation Verification

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8.x and 9.x, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and 22.04 LTS (64-bit x86_64).

The Toolkit will prompt you to select a directory for your workspace. This folder stores all your development integration projects, application files, and preferences. Avoid putting your workspace within the installation root folder.

: The toolkit allows developers to connect directly to or disconnect from a running integration node or server dynamically. This cuts down on deployment wait times during local debugging.