2, you will need Java 1.4; for 2.2 and
later, you will need Java 1.5. This is the same for Windows or any UNIX-like
Operating System.
Once installed, extract the BIRT All-in-One archive to your target location. This will
vary based on the philosophy of file management and purpose of the system in
question. For example, on a multi-user desktop system, you may choose to extract
this archive to the /home/yourUserName folder to allow only yourself access to BIRT.
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If you are setting this up on a single-user desktop, or for multiple users, you may set
this up under /, /usr, /usr/local folder, or some other dedicated folder location.
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Installing iText for PDF Support
One optional element that needs to be downloaded is iText. iText is a Java library
written by Bruno Lowagie and Paulo Soares, which allows Java programs to output
in the Adobe PDF format. Without iText, reports cannot be exported to PDF. iText is
available from Bruno Lowagie's website at http://www.lowagie.com/iText/.
iText is the cause of one of the most commonly occurring issues with BIRT. As
of the time of this writing, iText is not distributed with BIRT at the request of Eclipse
itself, due to the fact that it has not completed its intellectual property verification.
While using iText is perfectly legal, and the maintainer has given full permission
for use of iText in BIRT, the legal folks at Eclipse are just being safe.
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