Difference between revisions of "Install Protege5 Mac"
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== Launch Protege == | == Launch Protege == | ||
To launch Protege Desktop, double-click the <code>run.command</code> file in the root directory of the installation (<code>Applications/Protege_5.0_beta/run.command</code>). | To launch Protege Desktop, double-click the <code>run.command</code> file in the root directory of the installation (<code>Applications/Protege_5.0_beta/run.command</code>). | ||
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| + | = Troubleshooting = | ||
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| + | ''Q'': ''When I double-click on the run script, nothing happens, or I see a window that comes up, and goes away!'' | ||
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| + | ''A'': Try running Protege from a console and report any errors displayed in the console window on the [http://protege.stanford.edu/support.php#mailingListSupport Protege User Support mailing list]. | ||
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| + | * How to run Protege from the console on OS X: | ||
| + | ** Open Finder | ||
| + | ** Select Applications -> Utilities, then double-click on the Terminal application | ||
| + | ** In the resulting Terminal window, change to the directory where you unzipped Protege (e.g., <code>cd /Applications/Protege_5.0_beta</code>) | ||
| + | ** Type <code>sh run.command</code> | ||
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| + | Then report the results back on the [http://protege.stanford.edu/support.php protege-user] mailing list. | ||
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'''[[Install_Protege5|Go to the main Protege 5 installation page]]''' | '''[[Install_Protege5|Go to the main Protege 5 installation page]]''' | ||
Revision as of 10:48, August 27, 2014
Protege 5 Installation instructions for MacOSX
Contents
Go to the main Protege 5 installation page
Protege Desktop 5.0 is distributed in the form of a ZIP file from the main Protege website and requires Java 7. Please consult the Oracle Java website for Java download and installation instructions.
Check for Java 7 (optional)
This step is optional. Perform this step if you aren't sure if Java 7 or later is installed on your computer, and used by the Terminal application.
- Open Finder.
- Go to Applications -> Utilities.
- Double-click the Terminal application.
- At the prompt, type "java -version" to see your Java version number:
Download the ZIP file
- Go to the Products page on the Protege website.
- Click the "Download for Mac OSX" button to download the ZIP file to your machine.
Move Protege to Applications
- Once the download completes, navigate to the folder where the ZIP file was unpacked. On a Mac, this will typically be your "Downloads" folder:
Drag the Protege_5.0_beta folder to the Applications directory.
Launch Protege
To launch Protege Desktop, double-click the run.command file in the root directory of the installation (Applications/Protege_5.0_beta/run.command).
Troubleshooting
Q: When I double-click on the run script, nothing happens, or I see a window that comes up, and goes away!
A: Try running Protege from a console and report any errors displayed in the console window on the Protege User Support mailing list.
- How to run Protege from the console on OS X:
- Open Finder
- Select Applications -> Utilities, then double-click on the Terminal application
- In the resulting Terminal window, change to the directory where you unzipped Protege (e.g.,
cd /Applications/Protege_5.0_beta) - Type
sh run.command
Then report the results back on the protege-user mailing list.
