[udig-devel] Getting started with uDig

[Sunburned Surveyor]

Gordon,

I can give you some help setting up Java on Linux if you need it,
since I run into this issue with OpenJUMP.

Just let me know what Linux distribution you are using and if you have
Java installed.

The Subnurned Surveyor

On 5/29/07, Jody Garnett <jgarnett at refractions.net> wrote:
> You are correct the walkthough instructions are focused on Windows.
>
> We have been working on a page here about running uDig:
> - http://udig.refractions.net/confluence/display/EN/Running+uDig
>
> It includes some information about the problems opening a browser (you
> need a copy of Mozilla installed).
>
> If you are just running udig from a zip file you will need to set up
> your copy of Java with JAI. I am not sure if you linux download included
> a copy of Java or not? We better wait for someone else to answer this
> email before asking you to mess around with JAI.
>
> The only instructions I found on the web site were for developers and
> looked a little out of date:
> - http://udig.refractions.net/confluence/display/UDIG/Linux+System+Check
>
> I think our username/password for the database changed.
>
> Cheers,
> Jody
> > I'm trying to get started using uDig and am having a number of problems.
> >
> > I've downloaded udig-1.1-RC10a.linux.gtk.x86.zip and unzipped it.
> >
> > I run udig.
> >
> > If I try to click on the tutorial or help I get the message:
> > Unable to open web browser on {0}
> >
> > I tried following the walkthrough in uDigWalkthrough-1.1.pdf, but dragging the
> > DMS solutions WMS link from the web page onto the Layers View did nothing.
> >
> > I tried to follow the section Adding a layer from projects view and selected a
> > PostGIS data source host:www.refraction.net, port:5432, username:postgres
> > it then gave a message Connection to Database, but that never seemed to
> > finish.
> >
> > If I try to create a new Layer from a GeoTIFF using, File, New, New Layer,
> > Files, Next,  and open a GeoTIFF I get:
> > File can not be read.  Could be a JAI configuration problem or a corrupted
> > file.  Error recieved was: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: ImageRead: No
> > OperationDescriptor is registered in the current operation registry under
> > this name.
> >
> > I didn't manage to find any installation instructions in the package or on the
> > website.
> >
> > Any pointers as to how I resolve these issues?
> >
> > Regards
> > Gordon
> >
> >
>
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