Tutorial Software Setup
Tutorial Software Setup
System requirements
Windows
Mac
Operating Systems
o Windows XP or later
Operating Systems
o Mac OS X 10.7.3 or later
Web Browser
o Internet explorer 8+
o Firefox 3.6+
o Google Chrome
Web Browser
o Safari 5.1.3+
o Firefox 3.6+
JRE installation
Installation of the Java Platform, Standard Edition Runtime Environment (JRE), allows
you to run Java programs on your PC and as you browse the Internet. Click on the link
below to download the JRE installer and perform the installation procedure by
keeping the default installer settings. For Windows users, please be sure that you
have downloaded the correct JRE installer for your operating system as indicated
below.
JRE installer download link (version 8 update 40):
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jre8-downloads-21331
55.html
BlueJ installation
BlueJ is the integrated Java development environment that we are going to use in
this course. It allows us to edit our source code files, build and debug our Java
programs. Download the combined installer from the link below and perform the
installation procedure by keeping the default installer settings.
The combined installer will install an edition of BlueJ that is compatible with most
machines.
Visit the BlueJ web site and download the BlueJ installer as indicated in the screen
capture below.
BlueJ web site: http://www.bluej.org/versions.html