System/Installation/J804/Linux

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This gives detailed installation instructions for Linux.

The Name of the J console binary

By default, the J console binary is named jconsole. Unfortunately this is also the name of the Java console program. Usually this is not a problem, but if there is a conflict, then either install J outside the path, or rename the binary to ijconsole and make corresponding changes to scripts that call it. The Debian installer described below does install the binary as ijconsole.

Install the J Base System

The base system may be installed under the user's home directory, or in shared folders, for example under /usr. A shared installation requires admin privilege, and will also require admin privilege for updates.

Choose the zip or Debian version

Base System from zip

Download the appropriate file from the download page.

Unzip and move to the target directory, usually ~/j804 or ~/j64-804 or similar directories in a shared folder such as /usr/share.

You can now run J by executing jconsole.sh, for example:

...> ~/j804/jconsole.sh

To start Jconsole from any directory, create a symbolic link to the binary in a folder in PATH. For example,

...$ ln -s ~/j804/bin/jconsole jc
...$ sudo mv jc /usr/bin/jc

Base System from deb

There are Debian packages available. Download the appropriate file from the download page and install with sudo dpkg -i {filename}, for example:

  sudo dpkg -i j804_amd64.deb

This uses the following directories:

  /usr/bin                      ijconsole binary
  /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/    j engine (libj.so.8.04)
  /usr/share/j/8.04             system files
  /etc/j/8.04                   profile scripts

(optional) Install addons, including Qt IDE

To install any addons, first make sure you are connected to the Internet, then start jconsole as described above. Note that if you are installing to a shared folder, then you need to start jconsole as root. Then enter one of:

   install 'all'           NB. install all addons
   install 'qtide'         NB. install only the Qt IDE
   install 'slim'          NB. install only the Qt IDE (slim version)

If you later want to customize the addons, do one of the following:

in Jqt, select Tools|Package Manager from the menu, select the addons to be installed (or Select All to get them all), and press Install. Or,
in the J console, use the Package Manager console interface.

(optional) Change Default Directory Names

J needs directories to store temporary files, configuration files and so on. By default these are in a folder under the User's home directory. To change the folders J uses, follow the instructions here.