Author: gnaylor
Date: Wed Jul 13 20:59:26 2016
New Revision: 1752537
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@@ -17,18 +17,18 @@ Notice: Licensed to the Apache Softwa
under the License.
<div class="alert alert-info" role="alert"><p><span class="glyphicon
glyphicon-info-sign" aria-hidden="true"></span>
-Taverna is transitioning to the Apache Incubator.
-Currently there is no Apache approved distribution.
+Taverna is transitioning to the Apache Incubator.
+Currently there is no Apache-approved distribution.
</div>
-##Operating system
+## Operating system
-Taverna [Workbench](/download/workbench) and [Command
Line](/download/commandline)
- are available either in platform-specific or platform-neutral distributions.
-We generally recommend the platform-specific distributions as they include any
required
+Taverna [Workbench](/download/workbench) and [Command
Line](/download/commandline)
+ are available either in platform-specific or platform-neutral distributions.
+We generally **recommend** the platform-specific distributions as they include
any required
third-party software.
-Platform-specific distributions are available for <small>(and tested
on)</small>:
+**Platform-specific** distributions are available for <small>(and tested
on)</small>:
- Windows 64-bit (.exe installer) <small>(7, 8, 8.1)</small>
- Windows 32-bit (.exe installer) <small>(7)</small>
@@ -36,88 +36,90 @@ Platform-specific distributions are avai
- Linux 64-bit Debian-based (.deb package) <small>(Ubuntu 12.04.4, Bio-Linux
7)</small>
- Linux 64-bit Redhat-based (.rpm package) <small>(Fedora 20)</small>
-Platform-neutral distributions are available as:
+**Platform-neutral** distributions are available as:
- Zip file
The platform-neutral distribution has [additional system
requirements](#standalone).
-##Linux: libgnome
+### Linux: libgnome
-If you want to use the
- [Interaction
service](http://dev.mygrid.org.uk/wiki/display/taverna/Interaction+service)
+If you want to use the
+ [Interaction
service](http://dev.mygrid.org.uk/wiki/display/taverna/Interaction+service)
from Taverna, for some versions of Linux it may be necessary to install the
**libgnome-2.0**
- package or equivalent.
-This library is required to allows Taverna to open pages in your preferred Web
browser and
+ package or equivalent.
+This library allows Taverna to open pages in your preferred Web browser and
connect to the interactive service being called from the workflow.
-##Memory
+## Memory
-It is a good idea for your machine to have at least 2GB of RAM.
+It is a good idea for your machine to have **at least 2GB of RAM.**
Taverna will run with less memory than that, but its performance may be
affected.
-The Taverna Workbench installations for 64-bit operating systems will use by
default up to
-1 GB of working memory, plus up to 400 MB used by the Java runtime;
-while installations for 32-bit operating systems and platform-independent
installations will
+The Taverna Workbench installations for 64-bit operating systems will use by
default up to
+1 GB of working memory, plus up to 400 MB used by the Java runtime.
+Installations for 32-bit operating systems and platform-independent
installations will
use up to 700 MB of working memory, plus up to 200 MB used by Java runtime.
-> If Taverna happens to run out of memory while running a workflow with
-> large data or large number of data, you can set Taverna to store data
-> in a database by going to **Preferences -> Data and Provenance** and
-> removing the tick for **âIn-memory storageâ**.
-> This will reduce execution speed slightly, but should consume less memory.
-> Also remember to remove any old runs you are no longer interested in.
-> [User guide: Data and provenance
preferences](http://www.mygrid.org.uk/dev/wiki/display/taverna/Data+and+provenance+preferences)
-> has more details on the data settings in Taverna.
-
-If you need to increase the available memory, for Windows and Linux edit the
- *taverna.vmoptions* (and *executeworkflow.vmoptions*) file inside Taverna's
installation
- directory (which might require administrator privileges).
-You can then replace *-Xmx700m* or *-Xmx1g* with say *-Xmx1500m* to use 1.5
GB.
-For OS X, you would need to modify the *Info.plist* file
- (right click on Taverna application in Finder and select **Show Package
Content**
- and go inside the application bundle to find *Contents/Info.plist*) and
change the same
- parameter under JavaVM using the *Property List Editor*.
-For platform-neutral Taverna installations not using **.vmoptions* you may
instead have to
- modify the *taverna.sh/taverna.bat* (Windows) and
*executeworkflow.bat/executeworkflow.sh*.
+### Reduce memory usage
+ If Taverna runs out of memory while running a workflow with
+ large data or large amounts of data, you can set Taverna to store data
+ in a database by going to **Preferences -> Data and Provenance** and
+ removing the tick for **âIn-memory storage.â**
+ Using a database will slightly reduce execution speed, but should consume
less memory.
+ Also remember to remove any old runs you are no longer interested in.
+
+ [User guide: Data and provenance
preferences](http://www.mygrid.org.uk/dev/wiki/display/taverna/Data+and+provenance+preferences)
+ has more details on the data settings in Taverna.
+
+### Increase available memory
+If you need to increase the available memory, for **Windows and Linux**, edit
the
+ *taverna.vmoptions* (and *executeworkflow.vmoptions*) file inside Taverna's
installation
+ directory (which might require administrator privileges).
+You can then replace *-Xmx700m* or *-Xmx1g* with (for example) *-Xmx1500m* to
use 1.5 GB.
+
+For **OS X**, you would need to modify the *Info.plist* file and change the
same
+ parameter under JavaVM using the *Property List Editor*.
+ (To modify *Info.plist*, right-click on Taverna application in Finder and
select *Show Package Content*.
+ Then, open the application bundle to find *Contents/Info.plist*)
+
+For **platform-neutral** Taverna installations not using *.vmoptions*, you may
instead have to
+ modify the *taverna.sh/taverna.bat* (Windows) and
*executeworkflow.bat/executeworkflow.sh* files.
[User guide: Memory
allocation](http://dev.mygrid.org.uk/wiki/display/taverna/Memory+allocation)
has more details on configuring memory allocation.
<a name=standalone></a>
-##Taverna Standalone requirements
+## Taverna Standalone requirements
-Java and Graphviz are included in the platform specific downloads but not in
the zip downloads.
+Java and Graphviz are included in the platform-specific downloads but not in
the zip downloads.
-###Java
+### Java
-If you download a platform-neutral Taverna installation, you will need to
install Java 7 or
+If you download a platform-neutral Taverna installation, you will need to
install Java 7 or
higher.
-For Oracle's Java 7 you would have also have to install the
+For Oracle's Java 7, you will also need to install the
[Java Cryptography
Extension](http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jce-7-download-432124.html)
separately.
-For [OpenJDK 7](http://openjdk.java.net/), you do not need to install the Java
Cryptography
- Extension as it is already included.
- On Linux, *apt-get install openjdk-7-jdk* or equivalent is usually
sufficient.
+For [OpenJDK 7](http://openjdk.java.net/), the Java Cryptography Extension is
already included.
+ On Linux, *apt-get install openjdk-7-jdk*, or equivalent, is usually
sufficient.
> Taverna 2.5 has not been tested with Java 8.
->On newer versions of **Mac OS X**, Taverna Workbench might need the
+>On newer versions of **Mac OS X**, Taverna Workbench might need the
[XQuarts](http://xquartz.macosforge.org/landing/) shared X11 libraries to
be installed.
-###GraphViz
+### GraphViz
-If you download the platform-neutral Taverna Workbench installation,
- it includes binaries of the Graphviz tool,
- which is used for generating workflow diagrams in Taverna.
-Binaries are included for OS X, Linux x86/x64 and Windows within the *bin*
folder.
-
-In most cases Taverna should be able to pick up the location of the Graphviz
binary *dot*
- from the download after you have installed it.
-If this is not the case, see
+If you download the platform-neutral Taverna Workbench installation,
+ it includes binaries of the Graphviz tool,
+ which is used for **generating workflow diagrams** in Taverna.
+Binaries are included in the *bin* folder for OS X, Linux x86/x64, and Windows.
+
+In most cases Taverna should be able to pick up the location of the Graphviz
binary *dot*
+ from the download after you have installed it.
+If this is not the case, see
[User guide: Workbench
preferences](http://www.mygrid.org.uk/dev/wiki/display/taverna/Workbench+preferences)
on how to configure the location of *dot* executable in Taverna Workbench.
-
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