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4.0.0 Downloading and Installing the IDV from Unidata
There are three ways you can download and install the IDV - installers, Java Web Start, and using individual JAR (Java Archive) files. Information on each of these methods can be found in the IDV User's Guide section on Downloading and Running the IDV. For this workshop, we will use the installer for Linux.
Downloading the IDV Installer
  1. Open the Unidata homepage in a new window by clicking here.
  2. To download the IDV, you must be registered as a Unidata user. If you have already registered, log in using your user name and password. If you have not registered or you have forgotten your password, log in as idvuser@unidata.ucar.edu. Use the password that the instructor gives you.
  3. Once you are logged in, click on the Downloads->IDV menu from the menu bar at the top of the page.
  4. On the " IDV Downloads" page, click on the Latest Release link on that page.
  5. From the "IDV Download and Installations" page, click on the IDV 3.0u2 Installer for Linux/x86 link to start the download. You may be prompted for a location to save the file to - if so save it your home directory. Otherwise it will automatically be saved to your Downloads directory.
    Alternate Instructions for: (Windows) (Mac OS-X) (Solaris/SPARC) (Solaris/x86)
  6. After the download is complete, close the extra browser window. You are now ready to install the IDV.

 


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