In this section are explained several methods to get, install and run YaTiSeWoBe. We are committed to provide the user with the most simple and effective ways to deploy YaTiSeWoBe to your platform.
YaTiSeWoBe is being developed and tested on both Mac-OS X and GNU/Linux operating systems. Please let us know if you are experiencing problems with the procedures described here.
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You will always find the latest version of YaTiSeWoBe on the official homepage: http://www-iis.unil.ch/~jiglesia/wormhole/yatisewobe/ |
In the following sections, we will discuss separately how to install YaTiSeWoBe on GNU/Linux, Apple Mac-OS X, and Microsoft Windows platforms. Fine tuning of the Java Virtual Machine configuration are discussed along with the general parameters.
All installation procedures suppose that you have installed a Java Virtual Machine 1.4+. For all common operating systems, you can download for free and easily install the virtual machine from Sun Microsystems Java web site [30]. Be sure to read and comply with Section 4.1, “Requirements”.
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Java WebStart [33] is a technology developed by Sun Microsystems to deploy and keep up-to-date Java applications. It is the preferred way to download, install and update YaTiSeWoBe because of the simplicity of the procedure. Consult the Java WebStart official homepage for details on running Java WebStart.
Procedure 4.1. Installing YaTiSeWoBe with Java WebStart
point your Java WebStart enabled browser to the project homepage [57]
press the "Start YaTiSeWoBe Now" link
Java WebStart will immediately download, install and launch the application in one shot. Note that this is not the same as running the application as a Java Applet: the application is run independently from the web browser.
Procedure 4.2. Updating YaTiSeWoBe with Java WebStart
Using the browser
point your Java WebStart enabled browser to the project homepage [57]
press the "Launch YaTiSeWoBe Now" link. Java WebStart will automatically connect to the web site, check for newer versions of the libraries, download any new version, and run the application.
Using Java WebStart Application
find the Java WebStart application on your computer, and launch it
locate YaTiSeWoBe in the list of installed applications and click it. Java WebStart will automatically connect to the web site, check for newer versions of the libraries, download any new version, and run the application.
With Mac-OS X [17], Apple [16] provided the Java developers community an incredibly simple and powerful architecture to build and deploy "native" applications for the platform. YaTiSeWoBe takes benefit from those "bundle applications" [18] to provide Mac-OS X users a ready-to-launch version that can be found on the homepage.
Procedure 4.4. Downloading YaTiSeWoBe on Mac-OS X computers
To get YaTiSeWoBe, go to the project homepage [57].
Click on the link yatisewobe-macosx.dmg.bz2 to download the installer to your computer.
Procedure 4.5. Installing YaTiSeWoBe on Mac-OS X computers
Double-click on the file you downloaded to unpack it. If it doesn't work so, open Stuffit Expander and unpack the file from there.
You can obtain Stuffit Expander for free from the official web-site [51];
You should now have a new file named yatisewobe-macosx.dmg and certainly a volume named YaTiSeWoBe Installer. If you don't have the second one, double-clicking on the first one will create it;
YaTiSeWoBe Installer contains the application itself, named YaTiSeWoBe, and one directory named doc where you can find all the documentation about YaTiSeWoBe.
Copy the application and the directory to your hard disk anywhere you want (they should not necessarily be located in the same directory);
Eject the YaTiSeWoBe Installer volume;
You can now safely delete the the files yatisewobe-macosx.dmg and yatisewobe-macosx.dmg.bz2.
Procedure 4.6. Launching YaTiSeWoBe on Mac-OS X computers
To launch YaTiSeWoBe, doucle-click on its icon.
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Whatever installer you use, a setup window will be opened the first time you launch YaTiSeWoBe. Refer to the Section 4.2.6, “Setup” for more informations. |
Procedure 4.7. Updating YaTiSeWoBe on Mac-OS X computers
Optionally remove the old version of the application according to procedure Un-installing YaTiSeWoBe on MacOS X computers;
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multiple versions of the application coexist gracefully on the same computer. |
Install the newer version according to procedure Installing YaTiSeWoBe on Mac-OS X computers;
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Be careful when editing the properties file, as it might cause YaTiSeWoBe to break and impossible to launch anymore. |
Procedure 4.8. Tuning YaTiSeWoBe on Mac-OS X computers
Find the YaTiSeWoBe application in the finder: it should be where you installed it, usually /Applications;
Right-click (or Ctrl-left-click) on the application icon, and select "Show Package Content";
Browse in the package contents to Contents/;
Double-click on Info.plist to launch the Property Editor application.
Deploying and running Java applications on GNU/Linux [37] is performed in the same way as any other applications. YaTiSeWoBe is distributed as a .tar.gz archive that is simply copied on the host and decompressed. The application is then launched through a shell script provided.
Procedure 4.10. Downloading YaTiSeWoBe on GNU/Linux computers
To get YaTiSeWoBe, go to the project homepage [57].
Click on the link yatisewobe-linux.tar.gz to download the archive to your computer.
Procedure 4.12. Launching YaTiSeWoBe on GNU/Linux computers
To launch YaTiSeWoBe, doucle-click on its icon.
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Whatever installer you use, a setup window will be opened the first time you launch YaTiSeWoBe. Refer to the Section 4.2.6, “Setup” for more informations. |
Set the $YATISEWOBE_HOME environment variable to the directory you have installed YaTiSeWoBe, e.g.:
sh family shells
example$ export YATISEWOBE_HOME=/opt/yatisewobe-<version>
example$
csh family shells
example$ setenv YATISEWOBE_HOME /opt/yatisewobe-<version>
example$
$JAVA_HOME envirronment variables must also be set to the directory where the Java Virtual Machine is installed on your system (e.g. /usr/lib/java, …) in order for YaTiSeWoBe to be work properly.
You can check if this variable is set, by issuing the command:
example$ echo $JAVA_HOME
/usr/lib/java
example$
If this variable is not set, you'll have to search for the installation of the virtual machine with the help of commands like which java or locate java. See your distribution documentation to determine where the installation is, or get and install a fresh install of the virtual machine and set the variable accordingly.
You are highly invited to set $YATISEWOBE_HOME and $JAVA_HOME variables in your shell run control scripts: ~/.bashrc for sh family shells, ~/.cshrc for csh family shells.
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Procedure 4.13. Downloading YaTiSeWoBe on Windows computers
To get YaTiSeWoBe, go to the page [57].
Click on the link yatisewobe-windows.exe or on the link yatisewobe-windows-jre.exe to download the installer to your computer.
The second file includes a Java Virtual Machine (JVM).
Procedure 4.14. Installing YaTiSeWoBe on Windows computers
Double-click on the file you downloaded (yatisewobe-windows.exe or yatisewobe-windows-jre.exe;
Answer to the different questions of the installation wizard;
During the installation procedure, you are given the possibility to add an icon to the "start" menu and/or on the desktop: you can double-click on those icons to launch YaTiSeWoBe.
When the installation is finished, you can delete the file you downloaded.
Procedure 4.15. Launching YaTiSeWoBe on Windows computers
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Whatever installer you use, a setup window will be opened the first time you launch YaTiSeWoBe. Refer to the Section 4.2.6, “Setup” for more informations. |
Double-click on the YaTiSeWoBe icon located on the desktop, if you choose to create one when you installed the application, or in the yatisewobe-<version> directory, where <version> is the version number you've dowloaded.
Procedure 4.16. Updating YaTiSeWoBe on Windows computers
Optionally remove the old version of the application according to procedure Section 4.2.4.6, “Un-install”;
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Multiple versions of the application coexist gracefully on the same computer. |
Install the newer version according to procedure Section 4.2.4.2, “Installation”;
Procedure 4.18. Un-installing YaTiSeWoBe on Windows computers
To uninstall YaTiSeWoBe, double-click on the file named unins000.exe located in the yatisewobe-<version> directory, where <version> is the version number of the file you dowloaded.
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After uninstall, the yatisewobe-<version> directory may still exist. You can safely delete it with all its contents. |
Procedure 4.19. Setting up YaTiSeWoBe
The setup window will appear the first time you launch YaTiSeWoBe. It will help you to prepare your system for running YaTiSeWoBe.
You first have to read and accept the license to use YaTiSeWoBe
The setup assistant will check that your computer has the minimum requirements to run YaTiSeWoBe;
You have to create or select a directory in which can be saved information while you will be working like style sheets, log files,…;
You are given the possibility to select one or more directories to share the information you will store in with other people;
With your permission, we would like to collect information about your computer (OS, Java Virtual Machine version, …). It would help us to develop future versions of YaTiSeWoBe more effectively. The statistics we compute from the collected data are available from the application website [58]. No personnal information will be sent on Internet, only information concerning your setup that might help us to match the needs of the user base. The information is collected anonymously.