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Last updated on June 29, 2008
System Requirements
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Supported Platforms
Radio Explorer is supported on all versions of Windows starting from Windows 98, and on all curently supported versions of Ubuntu Linux.
Although only limited support is provided for the Mac OS X operating system, Radio Explorer is reported to run with only minor glitches on recent versions of Mac OS X with recent versions of Java software.
Radio Explorer may also run on other operating systems for which Java software is available.
Testing is done on Windows XP, Windows Me, and on all supported versions of Ubuntu Linux. If you run Radio Explorer on Mac OS X or on another operating system, and encounter a problem, you are encouraged to report it to support(at)radioexplorer.com.ru, as described at the Technical Support page.
Java Software
Radio Explorer requires Java software version 1.4.2 or later to be installed on your machine.
For some operating systems, Java software is available from more than one supplier. Java software from Sun Microsystems, Inc. is required on Windows, Linux, and on other operating systems for which it is available. If Java software from Sun Microsystems, Inc. is not available for your operating system, you can try running Radio Explorer with Java software from other suppliers.
You can check whether Java software is installed on your machine, as well as find out its version and its supplier, using the installation verification page of java.com, the consumer site for Java software.
It is recommended that you keep Java software up-to-date on your machine. Updates provide Java software with the latest data about time zones and their daylight saving time regulations, as well as resolve possible Java software vulnerability issues.
On Windows
Java software from Sun Microsystems, Inc. is available free at the download page of java.com.
By default, when Java software from Sun Microsystems, Inc. is installed on your machine, the optional feature Additional Languages is not installed. Please specify that this feature must be installed, when you install Java software. You can also modify the existing Java software installation from the Add/Remove Programs utility in Windows Control Panel, and specify that this feature must be installed.
To update Java software, use Java Control Panel, available via Windows Control Panel.
On Linux
Java software from Sun Microsystems, Inc. is available free at the download page of java.com.
On Ubuntu Linux, the recommended way to install Java software is from Ubuntu Linux software repository. This way provides better integration of Java software into Ubuntu Linux. Start the Software Sources utility from the Administration submenu of the main System menu, and enable the multiverse repository. Start the Synaptic Package Manager utility and install the sun-java6-jre package.
To update Java software installed from Ubuntu Linux software repository, use the Update Manager utility.
For more information about Java software on Ubuntu Linux, please see the Java and JavaInstallation pages on the Community Ubuntu Documentation Web site.
On Mac OS X
For information about Java software on Mac OS X, please follow appropriate links on the download page of java.com.
System Configuration
If your computer can run Java software, then there are no additional system requirements, except on the screen resolution, which should be at least 1024 by 768 pixels.
For system requirements of Java software from Sun Microsystems, Inc., please see java.com. For system requirements of Java software from other suppliers, please see their Web sites.