How to install Wandora

Revision as of 11:48, 1 March 2007

Before installation

Before installing Wandora you should ensure that you have Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 5.0 installed. You should also download Wandora software package before proceeding. See also system requirements before installing Wandora.

Installation

Current version of Wandora has no guided installation procedure or installation wizard found in many commercial software packages. Wandora is installed simply extracting Wandora software package into a desired location on your computers. Installation steps are

• Choose location where to install Wandora
• Unzip Wandora.zip package in the location

Epilogue

After successful installation you should check all required Java libraries locate in build/lib directory. Wandora works fine with enclosed libraries. If you are planning to use database topic maps or some other advanced features of Wandora you may require additional Java libraries. Download page lists required and optional libraries.

Finally you are ready to run Wandora application. Double click Wandora.exe. You may also launch Wandora with bat scripts found in bin. Scripts are especially useful if you encounter problems running the application or need to adjust the Java environment of application for example.

If your operating system is not Windows scripts in bin may need some customization before successful execution of Wandora is possible.

To get your hands dirty you might want to try examples of Wandora projects and topic maps located in samples folder. If you are not familiar with the Wandora I suggest you to take a look at the Quickstart. Tutorials and manuals are here.

Uninstalling Wandora

Wandora has no uninstaller at the moment. As Wandora does not store files outside Wandora folder, removing the folder uninstalls the Wandora application.