How to install OrbisGIS ?

Before installing OrbisGIS, you must ensure that you are running at least the SUN JAVA 1.6 virtual machine.

OrbisGIS can be installed in different ways:

This version runs on Windows, Mac OS and Linux.

Java Web Start is a tool that lets you deploy Java software from the Internet. It works as below :

1. At the first execution, the application is downloaded to your computer in a hidden folder.
2. At the second execution, Java Web Start looks for updates online. If there are, the updates are downloaded and the application starts. Otherwise, the application starts immediately.
3. If the application is launched without internet connectivity then it starts immediately.

This version can be launched directly from the website, or saved on your computer (right-click → save target as) and launched later.

OrbisGIS is available for Linux through two packages :

• .deb : for Debian-based distributions (Ubuntu, …)
• .rpm : for RPM-based distributions (Suse, Mandriva,…)

To install these packages, use the tools provided for this purpose such as apt.

OrbisGIS is available with an installer (.exe). To install, simply double-click the file and follow the instructions.

In this zip file. you will find

• an executable file (. exe) for Windows
• a bash file (. sh) for Linux and Mac OS
• OrbisGIS components

–> double-click it and OrbisGIS opens directly without installation procedure.

1. open a console, then go in unzipped folder (using the command cd /your_url)
2. run the file with the command ./orbisgis.sh

Note: You must have the rights to run this file. To do this, you can use the following command chmod ug+x ./orbisgis.sh : your file will be executable.