How to install Wandora
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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 computer. 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. Executable simply runs bin/wandora.bat without console window. Of course you may launch Wandora directly with bat scripts found in bin. Script execution keeps the console window open and is useful if you encounter problems running the application or need to adjust the Java environment of application. By default bin contains five scripts
- SetClasspath.bat contains all classpath settings of Wandora. Other bin scripts use this script.
- Wandora.bat is the default script executed by Wandora.exe. Script sets JRE's memory to 750M.
- Wandora-mini.bat sets JRE's memory to 256M.
- Wandora-large.bat sets JRE's memory to 1G.
- Wandora-huge.bat sets JRE's memory to 1.5G.
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 the Wandora folder, removing the folder uninstalls the Wandora application.
