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1This is a readme.txt to the Java OpenStreetMap Editor Beta
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4Install Notes
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7To run JOSM, you need:
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9* josm-beta.jar
10* The latest Java Runtime Environment 1.5.
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14How to get Java
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17You need at least Version 1.5 (called Java5 or "Tiger").
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19Microsoft Windows people should just visit java.sun.com and
20download the latest Java5 executable.
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22To get Java under linux, I recommend downloading the environment
23directly from Sun at http://java.sun.com. There is a linux
24binary installer which you have to execute from a java console.
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26However, if you run Debian or Ubuntu or any other dpkg-based
27distribution, you may use unofficial precompiled packages.
28You have to add the following line to your /etc/apt/sources.list
29(replace "stable" with your installation)
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31http://ftp.debian-unofficial.org/debian/ stable non-free
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33The package is called sun-j2se5.0-jdk-binary.
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35Good news for MacOS: In Tiger Release Java5 is already included.
36The bad news for non-Tigers: There are no Java5 available.
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39How to launch
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42Microsoft Windows people launch by double clicking on josm-beta.jar.
43If this does not help, open a command shell and type
44"java -jar josm-beta.jar" in the directory that holds the file.
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46Under Linux open a shell, go to the file directory and type
47"java -jar josm-beta.jar" to launch. If this don't help, try to set
48you JAVA_HOME variable to the java location (the root location, not
49the bin. "/usr/lib/sun-j2se5.0-jdk" if you used the prebuild
50package).
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52MacOS people just click on the jar-file.
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55How to get the Source
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58Download it from http://www.eigenheimstrasse.de/josm/josm-beta-src.zip
59or directly from the subversion at
60http://www.eigenheimstrasse.de/svn/josm. The beta is Revision 12.
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64And gimme feedback: immanuel.scholz@gmx.de (start your mail subject
65with "JOSM", so my spam filter will not eat you)
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67Have fun.
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70Imi.
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