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.

• 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

• 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.

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.