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Install and Run the Observing Tool

To prepare a Phase 1 proposal, or to specify an observing programmeduring the Phase 2 process, you need to have access to the OTapplication. Two methods are provided to install and run the OT onyour machine. The first and recommended method is to use the JavaWeb Start installation. Provided a network connection is available,Web Start will ensure that you are running the latest availableversion of the OT. The second method is a more classical installationby downloading and unpacking a tarfile containing the OT applicationand other files required to run the OT.

In this chapter, both installation procedures will bediscussed. Before dealing with these two installation methods, topicsthat are independent of the installation method will be presentedfirst. These include supported platforms, disk space requirements andthe availability of Java.



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The ALMA OT Team, 2011 May 20