Please, read the software requirements for the runtime release first!

Package Distribution

Generic Unix: Gypsy.X.X-X.noarch.tar.gz

Change to the directory where you want to install the package. The following command will install the development source, the prebuilt jars and the documentation:

     zcat Gypsy.X.X-X.noarch.tar.gz | tar -xvf -

If you want to remove the package you can remove the whole directory structure and the environment settings as usual.

Generic Windows 95/NT: Gypsy.X.X-X.noarch.zip

Change to the directory where you want to install the package. The following command will install the development source, the pre-built jars and the documentation:

     unzip Gypsy.X.X-X.noarch.zip

If you are using WinZip make sure that the option Use Folder Names is checked before extracting the files.

If you want to remove the package you can throw the whole directory structure into the trash can and remove the environment settings as usual.

Solaris: Gypsy.X.X-X.noarch.pkg

This Solaris package includes only the runtime environment and the documentation. You can install it on Solaris with the following command:

     pkgadd -d Gypsy.X.X-X.noarch.pkg

If you want to remove the package you can remove the whole directory structure with the following command:

     pkgrm GSYcore

Generic RPM: Gypsy.X.X-X.noarch.rpm

This RPM package includes only the runtime environment and the documentation. The dependencies of a JDK 1.2 RPM package are currently not checked. You can install it with the following command:

  rpm -ivh Gypsy.X.X-X.noarch.rpm

Some utilities work on systems with JDK 1.1.x installed (e.g. Linux). You can install it using:

  rpm -ivh --ignorearch --ignoreos --nodeps Gypsy.X.X-X.noarch.rpm

If you want to remove the package you can remove the whole directory structure with the following command:

     rpm -e Gypsy

Environment Settings

Unix csh settings:

  setenv GYPSY_ROOT	/opt/Gypsy
  set path = ( $path $GYPSY_ROOT/bin )

  set GYPSY_ROOT=C:\Gypsy
  set PATH=%GYPSY_ROOT%\bin;%PATH%