COMP 102x Tutorial Software Setup
(for Windows and Mac users)
Table of Contents
System requirements
Java specification and tutorials
JRE installation
BlueJ installation
System requirements
Windows Mac
Operating Systems Operating Systems
o Windows XP or later o Mac OS X 10.7.3 or later
Web Browser (32-bit) Web Browser
o Internet explorer 8+ o Safari 5.1.3+
o Firefox 3.6+ o Firefox 3.6+
Java specification and tutorials
The Oracle Corporation provided detailed information about Java language specification and
tutorials. You may click on the links below to access the supplementary materials for this
course.
Java Specification: http://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jls/se8/html/index.html
Java Tutorials: http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/
JRE installation
Installation of the Java Platform, Standard Edition Runtime Environment (JRE), allows you to
run Java programs on your PC and as you browse the Internet. Click on the link below to
download the JRE installer and perform the installation procedure by keeping the default
installer settings. For Windows users, please be sure that you have downloaded the correct
JRE installer for your operating system as indicated below.
JRE installer download link (version 8 update 71):
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jre8-downloads-2133155.html
Note: The Java version provided in the download link might be newer than that in the screen
capture above. Please download the newer version.
BlueJ installation
BlueJ is the integrated Java development environment that we are going to use in this course.
It allows us to edit our source code files, build and debug our Java programs. Download the
combined installer from the link below and perform the installation procedure by keeping
the default installer settings.
The combined installer will install an edition of BlueJ that is compatible with most machines.
Visit the BlueJ web site and download the BlueJ installer as indicated in the screen capture
below.
BlueJ web site: http://www.bluej.org/
Note: The BlueJ version provided in the download link might be newer than that in the
screen capture above. Please download the newer version.
