Version 1.0.2

Installation

You can download gvSIG in two installation modes:

• gvSIG + prerequisites (JRE 1.4.2_06, JAI and JAI Image I/O):
  • Download and unzip the Windows installation package from the downloads table (in the downloads section).
  • Execute the EXE file and follow the instructions.
  • The following components will be automatically installed

1.  Java Virtual Machine
2. JAI libraries
3. JAI image I/O libraries *
4. gvSIG

* These components will be installed only if they are not present in the system or if the version of the installed ones is not compatible with the program requirements

• Only gvSIG:
  • Download and unzip the Windows installation package from the downloads table (in the downloads section).
  • Execute the EXE file and follow the instructions.
    • During the installation you will be required to choose the Java Virtual Machine that you wish to use to run gvSIG. The installation program checks if the prerequisites are correctly installed. If they are not, the installation program asks the user for download and install them (it requires an Internet connection).
  • Run the program by doing one of the following:
    • From the Desktop shortcut.
    • From the Start/Programs menu.
    • From the command line:
      • Step into the application directory (it is the one choosed at the installation time).
      • Type “gvSIG”.

                        gvSIG language defaults to the system language, if it matches with one of those supported (valencian, spanish, gallego, english, czech, german, basque, french, italian, portuguese, chinese, polish and romanian). Otherwise, english language is used.

                        There are two ways to change the language:

1. From the Window menu, select Preferences then go to General/Language panel and select the language you wish. To apply the changes exit and run again gvSIG.
2. From the command-line or the console
   1. Type “gvSIG [language]”
   2. The values currently supported by the language variable are:

• es: Spanish
• va: Valencian
• gl: Gallego
• en: English
• cs: Czech
• de: German
• eu: Basque
• fr: French
• it: Italian
• pt: Portuguese
• zh: Chinese
• ro: Romanian
• pl: Polish

Uninstall

To uninstall gvSIG v1.0.2, execute gvSIG Uninstall icon from the Start/Programs Menu.

Version 1.0.1

Installation / uninstallation

gvSIG 1.0.1 is a partial update to be applied over the 1.0 version, so gvSIG 1.0 must be already and correctly installed in the computer.

To install, follow these steps:

• Download the file from the webpage.
• Unzip it.
• Run the file install.exe

The installation will attempt to automatically find the directory where the previous installation is. If it does not, then the directory have to be manually indicated.

Version 1.0

Installation

You can download gvSIG in two installation modes:

• gvSIG + prerequisites (JRE 1.4.2_06, JAI and JAI Image I/O):
  • Download and unzip the Windows installation package from the downloads table (in the downloads section).
  • Execute the EXE file and follow the instructions.
  • The following components will be automatically installed

1.  Java Virtual Machine
2. JAI libraries
3. JAI image I/O libraries *
4. gvSIG

* These components will be installed only if they are not present in the system or if the version of the installed ones is not compatible with the program requirements

• Only gvSIG:
  • Download and unzip the Windows installation package from the downloads table (in the downloads section).
  • Execute the EXE file and follow the instructions.
    • During the installation you will be required to choose the Java Virtual Machine that you wish to use to run gvSIG. The installation program checks if the prerequisites are correctly installed. If they are not, the installation program asks the user for download and install them (it requires an Internet connection).
  • Run the program by doing one of the following:
    • From the Desktop shortcut.
    • From the Start/Programs menu.
    • From the command line:
      • Step into the application directory (it is the one choosed at the installation time).
      • Type “gvSIG”.

                        gvSIG language defaults to the system language, if it matches with one of those supported (valencian, spanish, gallego, english, czech, german, basque, french, italian, portuguese, chinese, polish and romanian). Otherwise, english language is used.

                        There are two ways to change the language:

1. From the Window menu, select Preferences then go to General/Language panel and select the language you wish. To apply the changes exit and run again gvSIG.
2. From the command-line or the console
   1. Type “gvSIG [language]”
   2. The values currently supported by the language variable are:

• es: Spanish
• va: Valencian
• gl: Gallego
• en: English
• cs: Czech
• de: German
• eu: Basque
• fr: French
• it: Italian
• pt: Portuguese
• zh: Chinese
• ro: Romanian
• pl: Polish

Uninstall

To uninstall gvSIG v1.0, execute gvSIG Uninstall icon from the Start/Programs Menu.

Version 1.0 alpha

Installation

Prerequisites [JVM 1.4.2 (06 or above), JAI (Java Advanced Imaging), JAI Image I/O]
Note: The JAI and JAI Image I/O must be installed into the same Java VM that runs gvSIG. If a new JVM is installed in the system and this JVM is the one used to run gvSIG it will be required to install these libraries into the new JVM (gvSIG is executed on the default JVM in the operating system; to know which JVM is being used, please type “java -version” from the comand line or console).

• Download and unzip the Windows installation package.
• Run the install.bat file and follow the instructions.
• Run the program by doing one of the following:
  • From the Desktop shortcut.
  • From the Start/Programs menu.
  • From the command line:
    • Step into the application directory (it is the one choosed at the installation time)
    • Type “gvSIG”

gvSIG language defaults to the system language, if it matches with one of those supported (valencian, spanish, gallego, english, czech, german, basque, french, italian and portuguese). Otherwise, english language is used.
There are two ways to change the language:

1. From the General tab in the Windows/Config and selecting the desired language. To apply the changes exit and run again gvSIG.
2. From the command-line or the console
   1. Type “gvSIG [language]”
   2. The values currently supported by the language variable are:

• va: Valencian
• gl: Gallego
• en: English
• cs: Czech
• de: German
• eu: Basque
• fr: French
• it: Italian
• pt: Portuguese
• es: Spanish

Uninstall

To uninstall gvSIG v1.0, execute gvSIG Uninstall icon from the Start/Programs Menu.