Chapter 2. Installation

Table of Contents

Installation Requirements
Platform Requirements
Operating System, Tools and Environment Requirements
Installation Instructions
Starting <oXygen/>
Obtaining and Installing an oXygen License
Upgrading oXygen
Uninstalling <oXygen/>
Memory Management

This section explains platform requirements and installation procedures. It also provides instructions on how to obtain and apply an <oXygen/> license, how to perform upgrades and uninstall <oXygen/> if required.

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Installation Requirements

Platform Requirements

Minimum run-time requirements are listed below.

  • Pentium Class Platform

  • 128 MB of RAM

  • 80 MB free disk space

Operating System, Tools and Environment Requirements

Operating System

Windows

All versions

Mac OS

minimum Mac OS X 10.0

UNIX/Linux

All versions/flavors

Tools

Installation packages are supplied in compressed archives. Ensure you have installed a suitable archive extraction utility with which to extract the archive.

Environment Prerequisites

Prior to installation ensure that your Operating System environment complies with the following:

  • JRE 1.3 or higher

  • The PATH environment variable is set to the most current Java VM installation.

  • References to older Java VM installations are removed from the PATH.