Starting GenomeView
System requirements
Java 1.6u10+ is required to run the application. You can get a recent version from http://www.java.com. It is recommended that you have 1 Gb of memory, but GenomeView will work with less. Similarly it is recommended to have a dual-core or better processor, but GenomeView will work with less.
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