This is a readme.txt to the Java OpenStreetMap Editor Beta Install Notes ------------- To run JOSM, you need: * josm-beta.jar * The latest Java Runtime Environment 1.5. How to get Java --------------- You need at least Version 1.5 (called Java5 or "Tiger"). Microsoft Windows people should just visit java.sun.com and download the latest Java5 executable. To get Java under linux, I recommend downloading the environment directly from Sun at http://java.sun.com. There is a linux binary installer which you have to execute from a java console. However, if you run Debian or Ubuntu or any other dpkg-based distribution, you may use unofficial precompiled packages. You have to add the following line to your /etc/apt/sources.list (replace "stable" with your installation) http://ftp.debian-unofficial.org/debian/ stable non-free The package is called sun-j2se5.0-jdk-binary. For MacOS user: There is an installer for Mac OS X 10.4: http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/java2se50release1.html How to launch ------------- Microsoft Windows people launch by double clicking on josm-beta.jar. If this does not help, open a command shell and type "java -jar josm-beta.jar" in the directory that holds the file. Under Linux open a shell, go to the file directory and type "java -jar josm-beta.jar" to launch. If this don't help, try to set you JAVA_HOME variable to the java location (the root location, not the bin. "/usr/lib/sun-j2se5.0-jdk" if you used the prebuild package). MacOS people just click on the jar-file. How to get the Source --------------------- Download it from http://www.eigenheimstrasse.de/josm/josm-beta-src.zip or directly from the subversion at http://www.eigenheimstrasse.de/svn/josm. The beta was Revision 12. And gimme feedback: immanuel.scholz@gmx.de (start your mail subject with "JOSM", so my spam filter will not eat you) Have fun. Imi.