Chapter 2.  Installation

Table of Contents

Installation Requirements
Platform Requirements
Operating System, Tools and Environment Requirements
Installation Instructions
Starting <oXygen/> plugin
Obtaining and Installing an <oXygen/> License
How floating licenses work
Upgrading <oXygen/>
Uninstalling the <oXygen/> plugin
Performance problems
Large documents

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

  • 256 MB of RAM

  • 80 MB free disk space

Operating System, Tools and Environment Requirements

Operating System

Windows

Windows 98 or later.

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 installed Eclipse platform has at least the following:

  • Version 3.1.

  • JRE 1.4 or higher