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

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.
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