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GenesisGenesisGenesis does not require installation and the file can simply be
executed using Java. It does, however, require the Java SE Runtime
Environment 1.7 (or higher) to be installed on the user's system. The
latest code can be found at
http://www.bioinf.wits.ac.za/software/Genesis
The latest version of the Java SE Runtime Environment 1.7 can be found at: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jre7-downloads-1880261.html
To check if you already have Java installed, you can open your Operating System's command line interface and enter
java -version
If Java is installed, one line of the response should read
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.x.0_*)
where x is the version number (and should be 7 or higher) and the * is not important.
Alternatively, Windows users can open Control Panel and then open Add/Remove Programs and check the list for Java SE Runtime Environment (in windows XP and earlier) or open Programs then Programs and Features and if Java x is in the list, then Java is installed where x is the version number (in Windows Vista, 7 or 8).
Mac OSX requires X11 to be installed. This can be downloaded from http://xquartz.macosforge.org/landing/.
Genesis is compatible with the 32 and 64 bit varieties of Windows, Mac OSX and Linux.
GenesisIf the Java SE Runtime Environment 1.7 is installed, the user should be able to open Genesis by double-clicking the file. If this does not work, the user will have to launch the jar manually through a command line editor (cmd in windows or terminal in linux) using the following command.
java -jar Genesis.jar
Ensure that the Java SE Runtime Environment 1.7 is installed. In OSX, the user must launch the file through the command line with an extra argument as follows
java -XstartOnFirstThread -jar Genesis.jar