Install ThinkingRock 2.2.1 on Linux

1. Overview
2. System Requirements
3. Java Installation
3.1 Find out if Java is Installed
3.2 Install Java
4. Upgrading
5. Installing

1. Overview

ThinkingRock (TR) is a pure Java application and should run on any system with Java 1.6.

2. System Requirements

ThinkingRock 2.2.1 requires the following:

Java 1.6

At least 256 MB of Memory

A PDF Reader (such as Adobe PDF Reader)

3. Java Installation

You need Java 1.6 installed on your system to run ThinkingRock.

3.1. Find out if Java is Installed

Open a Terminal

Type the following and press the Enter key:

java -version

The java program should print out its version number. For example:

java version "1.6.0_13 ..." ...

3.2. Install Java

You can obtain Java and installation instructions from http://java.sun.com

4. Upgrading

Backup your data file! The data file is normally named thinking-rock.xml in your user home folder.

Then follow the Installation instructions.

5. Installing

Download tr-2.2.1.tar.gz from SourceForge

Unpack the archive using a file manager or with the terminal command:

tar -xzf tr-2.2.1.tar.gz

Run the tr.sh script in the bin directory

See if you have XDG Utils scripts on your system, using the terminal commands:

which xdg-email
which xdg-open

If these are not on your system path you need to get them on it (somehow). For example, copy them to, or link to them from /usr/bin/