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h1. Getting Started This guide will give you a short briefing of how to get your development environment up and running within a few minutes. h2. Basic Setup For the basic setup of your development environment you need to obtain the following tools and programmes: * The "Java Development Kit":http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html (JDK) version 6 or higher * A text editor or an IDE * "Maven":http://maven.apache.org/ * "Git":http://git-scm.com/ Since the setup process of the development environment is dependent on the operating system used, you will find the instructions for different systems (Windows, OS X and Linux) below. h3. Windows # Download and install the "Java Development Kit":http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html Version 6 of the JDK is sufficient, but we strongly recommend to use the most recent version. # Get an editor or an IDE of your choice and install it Good IDEs for Java development are "NetBeans":http://www.netbeans.org/ and "Eclipse":http://www.eclipse.org/. If you prefer a pure text editor, "Notepad++":http://notepad-plus-plus.org/ is worth trying. # Download and install the most recent version of "Maven":http://maven.apache.org/ # Download "Git":http://git-scm.com/. There are different options available in order to use Git on Windows: * "Git Extensions":https://code.google.com/p/gitextensions/ Git Extensions is a graphical user interface for Git, that comes with Windows Explorer integration. It is based on "MSysGit":https://code.google.com/p/msysgit/. Our recommendation for Windows users. * "TortoiseGit":https://code.google.com/p/tortoisegit/ TortoiseGit is a port of TortoiseSVN. For those familiar with TortoiseSVN, TortoiseGit is worth trying. It requires "MSysGit":https://code.google.com/p/msysgit/. * "MSysGit":https://code.google.com/p/msysgit/ Git on the command line. You are done! h3. OS X *TODO* h3. Linux On Linux you can use your system's package manager to install all required tools and programmes. Below you will find the commands to do so, based on "aptitude":http://packages.debian.org/aptitude, a front-end for "Debian's":http://www.debian.org "Advanced Package Tool":http://wiki.debian.org/Apt (APT). # Install "OpenJDK":http://openjdk.java.net/ OpenJDK 6: @sudo aptitude install openjdk-6-jdk@ OpenJDK 7: @sudo aptitude install openjdk-7-jdk@ If you prefer the Oracle JDK, you have to download and install it manually. You can get from "here":http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html. # Install an editor or an IDE of your choice If you want to use a plain text editor, we recommend "Emacs":https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/: @sudo aptitude install emacs@ "NetBeans":http://www.netbeans.org/: @sudo aptitude install netbeans@ "Eclipse":http://www.eclipse.org: @sudo aptitude install eclipse@ *Note:* If you want to use the most recent version of "NetBeans":http://www.netbeans.org/ or "Eclipse":http://www.eclipse.org, which is recommended, you should obtain the installer packages from the official websites and perform a manual installation. # Install "Maven":http://maven.apache.org/ @sudo aptitude install maven@ # Install "Git":http://git-scm.com/ @sudo aptitude install git@ You are done! *TODO* h2. Configuration *TODO* h2. Further Reading *TODO*