Preparing_for_installation

These procedures describe how to prepare for installing Xena via zip file or Windows executable.

The procedure has been prepared with the assumption that you have:

• Administrator-level access on the system where you are installing Xena
• Basic familiarity with file system command-line operations

• Zip file
• Windows executable
• Installing Java Runtime Environment (JRE)
  • Windows Operating System
  • Linux Operating System
  • MAC Operating System

Zip file

To install Xena from the zip file you need to:

• Install LibreOffice.org
• Install Java Runtime Environment (JRE)
• Download the Xena zip file and extract the files to a local directory

Windows executable

To install Xena from the Windows executable you need to:

• Install LibreOffice.org
• Download and run the Xena executable

Note: If you are installing Xena via the Windows executable, the JRE will be installed automatically in the selected installation directory.

Installing Java Runtime Environment (JRE)

Xena is a Java application and requires JRE, version 1.7.0 in order to run.

Windows Operating System

The JRE can be downloaded from the Java downloads page.

If you already have it installed, you can check the version of Java installed as follows:

1. Click Start

2. Click Run

3. Type: cmd

4. Click OK

5. At the command prompt, enter: java -version

If a short message containing a version number appears, check that the version is 1.7.0

Linux Operating System

Install Oracle Java JRE or OpenJDK JRE via your package manager.

For OpenJDK JRE:

Fedora:

sudo yum install java-1.7.0-openjdk

Ubuntu/Debian:

sudo apt-get install openjdk-7-jre

If you already have it installed, you can check the version of Java installed from the command-line:

java -version

MAC Operating System

Mac users should download Java from the Apple website Java downloads page.