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== System requirements == | == System requirements == | ||
| − | + | Recommended system specs: | |
| + | * 2 Gb of memory, minimum is 1 Gb | ||
| + | * dual-core or better processor, but GenomeView will work with less. | ||
| + | * To browse online data, it's recommended to have a high-speed, low-latency connection | ||
| + | * Recent version of Windows, *nix or Mac OS | ||
| + | * Recent version of Java 6 or 7, minimum is Java 1.6u10+. You can get a recent version from http://www.java.com. | ||
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| + | [http://genomeview.org/content/supported-platforms Supported platforms] | ||
== Webstart == | == Webstart == | ||
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java -Xmx1g -jar genomeview.jar | java -Xmx1g -jar genomeview.jar | ||
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[[Category:User]] | [[Category:User]] | ||
Revision as of 16:39, 6 September 2013
System requirements
Recommended system specs:
- 2 Gb of memory, minimum is 1 Gb
- dual-core or better processor, but GenomeView will work with less.
- To browse online data, it's recommended to have a high-speed, low-latency connection
- Recent version of Windows, *nix or Mac OS
- Recent version of Java 6 or 7, minimum is Java 1.6u10+. You can get a recent version from http://www.java.com.
Webstart
The most straightforward way to start GenomeView is by Java Webstart.
<a href="http://genomeview.org/start/launch.jnlp"><img style="border:none;" src="/webstart.gif" alt="Launch" /></a>
Clicking the above button will immediately launch the application.
Local installation
Download the latest version from http://sourceforge.net/projects/genomeview/
Unpack the zip file to a directory and start the genomeview.jar file. You can start this file either by double clicking the jar file or by issuing the following instruction at the command line.
java -Xmx1g -jar genomeview.jar