jose Installation Instructions

Windows Installation

Run the installer program, follow the instructions.
Start jose by double-clicking jose.exe
Or start jose from the command line with java -jar jose.jar
You will find more information in the release notes and the jose manual .

3D Installation for Windows

Unzip the package into your existing jose directory.
Windows 2000 or later, or Windows XP is required.
Windows 98 users can download Java3D 1.3.1 from java.sun.com.
DirectX 8, or OpenGL 1.1 is required.

Linux Installation

Unpack the tar file into a directory of your choice, e.g. tar xzf jose-13-linux.tar.gz -C /usr/share/games

Start jose with the script jose.sh

Or start jose from the command line with java -jar jose.jar

You will find more information in the release notes and the jose manual .

3D Installation for Linux

Unzip the package into your existing jose directory.
System Requirements: Graphics adapter with driver that supports the GLX extension: GLX 1.3 or later and OpenGL 1.2 or later

Mac OS X Installation

Double click the downloaded file: a new volume will appear on your desktop

Open the volumne "jose for Mac"

Drag the icon to its final destination, e.g. the Applications folder.

(avoid starting jose from the mounted disk image)

Start jose by double clicking the icon

Or start jose from the command line with
open jose.app
or
java -jar jose.jar

You will find more information in the release notes and the jose manual .

3D Installation for Mac OS X

Mac OS X 10.3.1 or later with Java 1.4.1 or later is required
Download Java3D from apple.com.
run the installer

Upgrade Instructions

You need an existing jose installation
The upgrade package will update any version to the current release version
Unzip the package into your jose directory. When asked for overwriting files, click "Yes to All".

Textures Installation

Unzip the package into your existing jose directory.
Use Edit/Options/Colors and 3D settings to select textures.

Sound Files Installation

Unzip the package into your existing jose directory.
Use Edit/Options to adjust sound settings.

Database Installation

choose Open... from the File menu
select a database archive file (*.jose)
opening an archive file may take some time. However, the import need only be run once. After the archive has been copied into your personal database, it will be available immediately.

Opening Book Installation

choose Options... from the Edit menu
select the Opening Books tab
click the [+] to add a new file

Notes on Java

jose requires Java Runtime Environment 1.4 or 1.5 installed on your system.If you don't have it, download a package that includes it.
Or download it from www.java.com .
If you're not sure which version is installed on your system, open a command prompt and type java -version.
Note that jose will not run with older Java versions; in particular, it won't run with Microsoft's Java environment.