Installation Guide for Descriptor Systems' Intermediate Java for Liberty, Eclipse Photon Version.

This document describes the setup for the Descriptor Systems' Intermediate Java for Liberty, Eclipse Photon Version.

Important: Please print this document and as you install the software, mark up the document with the actual directory paths where you installed the software. Then leave a copy of the marked-up document for the instructor.

With the exception of the operating system, all of the required software is available at no charge for download (some packages will require you to register on a website).

If you have questions or difficulties with the installation, you can contact Joel Barnum at 319-362-3906 or email at ]]>.

500MB of free disk space for installation Optional Internet connection Projection unit, 800x600 resolution minimum Internet connection strongly recommended Microsoft Windows 7 or later Unzip utility such as 7-Zip from http://www.7-zip.org Java Development Kit (JDK) Version 11 or higher Eclipse Photon Student Exercise Archive Descriptor Systems Courseware Viewer (screen-show software) Instructor Display Materials

Login in with the same user name that the students will use, and note the user name here: 


Student user name: ____________________________________

In the "home" directory for that user (e.g. c:\Users\username, create a folder named java. You will install some of the required software into this directory.

Download the latest Java 11 Java Development Kit from:

https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk11-downloads-5066655.html

Get the Windows 64-bit version. The file name should be something like jdk-11.0.3_windows-x64_bin.exe.

Install the JDK using all of the defaults, but note the directory in which the setup program installs the JDK (typically under Program Files\Java). Write down the JDK installation directory here: 

      
      
JDK Installation directory:   _____________________________________________

Define a Windows JAVA_HOME environment variable that references the JDK's installation directory:

  • From the Windows Start menu, start the Control Panel.
  • In the Search Control Panel box, start typing environment, then click Edit system environment variables.
  • Press the Environment Variables button.
  • Look under User Variables for JAVA_HOME. If it's there, highlight it, then click Edit. If it's not there, click New then enter JAVA_HOME for the variable name. For the variable value, enter the JDK Installation Directory you noted earlier.
  • Press OK as many times as needed to apply the change.

To test the Java runtime installation, choose Start - Run, then enter cmd and press OK. In the new command prompt window, enter:

java -fullversion

You should see the version number of the JDK that you installed.

In the command prompt, enter:

SET JAVA_HOME

You should see the JDK Installation Directory.

Download the Eclipse Photon IDE For Java EE Developers for Windows (64-bit) from:

https://www.eclipse.org/downloads/packages/release/photon/r .

The file name should be something like eclipse-jee-photon-R-win32-x86_64.zip.

WARNING: Be sure to download the Eclipse IDE for Java EE Developers, not Eclipse for Java Developers (doesn't support EE).

Unzip the archive to the c:\Users\username\java directory. You should end up with a subdirectory named c:\Users\username\java\eclipse.

To test the Eclipse installation, use Windows Explorer or My Computer to navigate to the c:\java\eclipse or c:\Users\username\java\eclipse directory and double-click eclipse.exe. Eclipse should start.

Download the Student Exercise Archive from http://www.descriptor.com/setupguides/liberty/intermediate-java-2019/setup/eclipse-photon/javaclass-p2.

Unzip the archive to the user's home directory. You should end up with a subdirectory named c:\Users\username\javaclass-p2.

Repeat the Student software setup on the instructor machine.

Download and install the Courseware Viewer program.

Download the Viewer installation program from: http://www.descriptor.com/viewer/binaries/setup.exe

Run the installation program, accepting all defaults.

Download the presentation materials from http://www.descriptor.com/setupguides/liberty/intermediate-java-2019/setup/javaclass-p2-screenshow.zip

Unzip this archive to the user's home directory on the same drive where you installed the Student Exercise Archive. You should end up with a subdirectory like c:\Users\username\javaclass-p2\courseware.

Test the Courseware Viewer. From the Windows Start menu, choose Descriptor Systems - Courseware Viewer. Then use the File - Open menu to open the c:\Users\username\javaclass-p2\courseware\javaclass-p2.crs file. You should see the screen show.