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<h1>Installation</h1>

<a href="#requirements">
    Requirements</a><br />
<a href="#supported_platforms">
    Supported Platforms</a><br />
<a href="#installing">
    Installing the Software</a><br />
<a href="#directory_structure">
    Directory Structure</a><br />

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<h2>Requirements</h2>
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To run the database, the following minimum software stack is known to work:
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    <li>Windows XP, Mac OS X, or Linux
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    </li><li>Recommended Windows file system: NTFS (FAT32 supports files up to 4 GB)
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    </li><li>Sun JDK 1.5 or newer
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    </li><li>Mozilla Firefox 1.5 or newer
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<h2>Supported Platforms</h2>
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As this database is written in Java, it can run on many different platforms.
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It is tested with Java 1.5 and 1.6 but can also be compiled to native code using GCJ.
The source code does not use features of Java 1.6. Currently, the database is
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developed and tested on Windows XP and Mac OS X using the Sun JDK 1.5, but it also
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works in many other operating systems and using other Java runtime environments.
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<h2>Installing the Software</h2>
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To install the software, run the installer or unzip it to a directory of your choice.
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<h2>Directory Structure</h2>
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After installing, you should get the following directory structure:
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    <tr>
        <th>Directory</th>
        <th>Contents</th>
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        <td>bin</td>
        <td>JAR and batch files</td>
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    <tr>
        <td>docs</td>
        <td>Documentation</td>
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    <tr>
        <td>docs/html</td>
        <td>HTML pages</td>
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        <td>docs/javadoc</td>
        <td>Javadoc files</td>
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        <td>ext</td>
        <td>External dependencies (downloaded when building)</td>
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        <td>service</td>
        <td>Tools to run the database as a Windows Service</td>
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        <td>src</td>
        <td>Source files</td>
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