Chapter 2. Installation

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Prerequisites
Windows
Linux
Generic

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Prerequisites

Columba is written entirely in Java and therefore is platform independent. It runs on almost any modern personal computer. To successfully start and run Columba you need the following:

Java Runtime Environment or Java Development Kit. JDK 1.4 or higher is required for Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows Platforms. Columba will not run with JDK 1.3 or older. We recommend to use Java 5 for superior performance.

A computer with reasonable memory and CPU power. For memory, 512 MB is recommended. For CPU, a Pentium III or equivalent is the recommended minimum.

A specific operating system is not required. Columba is known to run on Windows 98, 2000, NT, and XP, on Linux, and MacOS X. It has been predominantly developed and tested on Linux (mostly Gentoo Linux and/or Ubuntu Linux).

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