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= Installation Instructions =

== On all machines ==

Download the zipped file from [http://sophie2.org/trac/wiki/Download here] and unzip it to create the directory ''sophie2-alpha-1''.

== Windows ==

Run the file ''sophie2-alpha-1\build_run.bat''.

== Linux ==

Run the file ''sophie2-alpha-1/build_run.sh''.

== Mac OS X ==

Older Intel-based Macs (with 32-bit processors) don't have Java 6 installed. This release is dependent upon Java 6; future releases will solve this incompatibility. However, Sophie 2 can be run on these machines if X11 is installed by installing !SoyLatte, an open source version of Java 6. To run Sophie 2:

  1. Download !SoyLatte from [http://landonf.bikemonkey.org/static/soylatte/][[BR]]
  2. Unzip the !SoyLatte zip file.[[BR]]
  3. Open Terminal and move the !SoyLatte directory to /usr/bin/: ''mv soylatte16-i386-1.0.3 /usr/bin/''.[[BR]]
  4. Unzip ''Sophie2.app'' by double clicking ''Sophie2.app.zip'' in the ''sophie2-alpha-1'' folder.
  5. Open ''Sophie2.app''.

On newer Macs (with 64-bit processors), Sophie 2 can be run without installing !SoyLatte. To do this, it's necessary to make sure that you're using Java 6. 

  1. Open the application Java Preferences in /Applications/Utilities/Java/ and in the applications subpanel, drag ''Java SE 6'' to the top:

  [[Image(source:/trunk/sophie2-platform/doc/userdoc-images/RELEASE_3/OSXJavaPreferences.png)]]

  2. Unzip ''Sophie2.app'' by double clicking ''Sophie2.app.zip'' in the ''sophie2-alpha-1'' folder.
  3. Open ''Sophie2.app''.