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Hardware and Software Requirements

Hardware

Pentium II 500 or higher.
512 MB RAM.
50 MB free hard disk drive space.

 

Software

Java virtual machine - JDK 1.6

 

You may download JDK 6 from Sun Microsystems Inc web site

http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/?intcmp=1281

BioUML Installer

You can download  the latest version of BioUML workbench from BioUML web site:
http://www.biouml.org/download.shtml?download

 

To start BioUML workbench installer type in command line:

java -jar BioUML-install-yyyy_mm_dd.jar

 

installer-step-1

Figure 2.1. BioUML installer, step 1.

 

BioUML installer will guide you through the installation process (Figure 2.1). The installation process is straightforward and consists from 5 steps:

1.Target path - specify a directory where BioUML workbench will be installed.
2.Select installation packages - here you can see list of BioUML plug-ins to be installed. We recommend to select all (the default behaviour).
3.Installation - installation progress.
4.Set up shortcuts - allows you to create shortcuts in the Start menu and on the desktop to start BioUML workbench.
5.Installation Finished.

 
After successful installation you can start BioUML workbench. BioUML setup wizard will help you to configure BioUML workbench and install remote databases from BioUML server.

See also

Setup wizard

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