How to install Wandora
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Before installation
Before installing Wandora you should ensure that you have Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 6.0 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
After successful unzip you should see a folder like this:
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. If your operating system in Windows double click Wandora.exe. Executable simply runs bin/wandora.bat without console window. If you prefer Linux or Unix (including Mac) as your operating system, browse shell scripts in bin and choose the script for your memory footprint.
To get your hands dirty you might want to try example projects found 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.
Wandora's shell scripts
Of course you may launch Wandora directly with startup 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 the bin contains five bat and sh scripts. Bat scripts are for Windows based operating systems while sh scripts are used in Linux and Unix type platforms.
- SetClasspath contains all classpath settings of Wandora.
- Wandora sets JRE's memory to 750M. Wandora.exe launches wandora.bat without console window.
- Wandora-mini sets JRE's memory to 256M.
- Wandora-large sets JRE's memory to 1G.
- Wandora-huge sets JRE's memory to 1.5G.
If your operating system is not Windows or Linux or Unix you may need to customize scripts before successful execution of Wandora is possible.
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.
