Difference between revisions of "Tutorial - Getting Started"
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| − | Downloads are available for current versions of Windows, Linux and Macintosh OS-X. Our primary development and testing platform is Windows XP. | + | [[Download | Downloads]] are available for current versions of Windows, Linux and Macintosh OS-X. Our primary development and testing platform is Windows XP. |
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| − | geWorkbench requires that a version of the Sun Java Runtime Environment 5.0 or higher be installed on your computer. (This is also known as JRE version 1.5). The JRE is available at [http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/download.jsp J2SE 5.0]. | + | geWorkbench requires that a version of the Sun Java Runtime Environment 5.0 or higher be installed on your computer. (This is also known as JRE version 1.5). The JRE is available at [http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/download.jsp J2SE 5.0]. However, the Windows and Linux versions of geWorkbench include the JRE in their download package, and the Macintosh supplies its own copy of the JRE. |
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==Installation:== | ==Installation:== | ||
| − | See the Download menu at left to obtain geWorkbench. The self-installing file includes all currently available geWorkbench modules as well as several example data files. | + | See the [[Download | Download]] menu at left to obtain geWorkbench. The self-installing file includes all currently available geWorkbench modules as well as several example data files. |
The download package is created using InstallAnywhere from ZeroG Software. | The download package is created using InstallAnywhere from ZeroG Software. | ||
Revision as of 13:18, 27 July 2009
Versions available:
Downloads are available for current versions of Windows, Linux and Macintosh OS-X. Our primary development and testing platform is Windows XP.
Requirements:
Java:
geWorkbench requires that a version of the Sun Java Runtime Environment 5.0 or higher be installed on your computer. (This is also known as JRE version 1.5). The JRE is available at J2SE 5.0. However, the Windows and Linux versions of geWorkbench include the JRE in their download package, and the Macintosh supplies its own copy of the JRE.
Memory:
Testing of geWorkbench is done on machines with at least 1 GB of memory. Working with large datasets (100s of arrays) may require additional memory.
Installation:
See the Download menu at left to obtain geWorkbench. The self-installing file includes all currently available geWorkbench modules as well as several example data files. The download package is created using InstallAnywhere from ZeroG Software.
