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Installation

The tarball version of the OT must be installed manually and does not automatically update itself when a new version is released. However, if there are problems with Web Start, it provides a backup installation method that should always work. In addition, a download of the OT is provided for Linux users that comes together with a recommended version of Java. Please use this if you have any problems running the OT tarball install with your default Java.

To install the OT using the tarball distribution please the follow the steps given below.

  1. Download the OT tarball via the Science Portal and store the tarball in the directory of your choice. Note that the tarball is available in .zip and in .tgz format. Choose the one that is most convenient for you.
  2. Unpack the tarball in the installation directory you have chosen in Step 1.
  3. Read the README.txt available in the installation directory and follow the post-installation setup instructions contained therein for your platform.

The post-installation setup for Linux and Mac OS is as follows:

     > cd ALMAOT-Cycle5/setup
     > ./Setup-Linux.sh
     > cd ..
The setup is very similar for Windows except that the file that must be run will be named Setup-Windows, or Setup-Windows.cmd.


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The ALMA OT Team, 2018 Sep 25