METDATA Monitor installation notes
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This file contains brief instructions for running
a METDATA Monitor software installer.
This file applies to the following releases:
	* 1.6.x
	* 1.7.x

REQUIREMENTS
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Software requirements:

SUN Java Runtime Environment 1.5 - properly installed and configured

(Sun Java Runtime Environment [JRE] 5.0 package can be downloaded from a Sun server for free:
http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index_jdk5.jsp)

Linux installation also requires:
Glibc 2.3 (or newer)
X Windows System - properly installed and configured


Superuser privileges are necessary with both operating systems:
- root privileges (Linux)
- administrator privileges (Windows)

INSTALLING
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Installation of METDATA Monitor software is graphical.

Installation of METDATA Monitor is started with either of the following commands:

On a Windows operating system, run the following command from the console:

java -jar metdata-monitor-x.x.x-x-windows.jar

(while x.x.x-x is the version of software)

On a Linux operating system, run the following command from your preferred
xterminal (xterm,aterm) while running X Windows environment:

java -jar metdata-monitor-x.x.x-x-linux.jar


In both cases the installation wizard of METDATA Monitor software will start.

NOTES
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Installation package contains:
 - software:
    - METDATA Monitor
    - Firebird SQL
 - complete documentation in PDF format