Install my PhotoDiary

MS Windows installation

1. Download myphotodiary.exe executable file from the download area.
2. Save it on your Windows desktop.
3. Double click on myphotodiary.exe: the first time it may invite you to install Java. Just follow the instructions.
4. Then it starts the application launcher window.

Mac OSX installation

1. Download gui-launcher.jar executable file from the download area. Store it into your home directory.
2. Follow these instructions to install OpenJDK Java 7.0 or 8.0. Then set JAVA_HOME environment variable with your java installation directory path.
3. From a terminal with your user account key in:
   java -jar gui-launcher-0.9.0.jar
   It starts the application launcher window.

Linux installation

1. Download gui-launcher.jar executable file from the download area. Store it into your home directory.
2. Install OpenJDK Java 7.0 or 8.0 and set JAVA_HOME environment variable with your java installation directory path.
3. From a terminal with your user account key in:
   java -jar gui-launcher-0.9.0.jar
   It starts the application launcher window.

The launcher window looks like this, at the beginning the "traffic light" is red indicating the application is not ready:

Click on the "Start" button. After a while the "traffic light" turns green indicating the application is now ready:

The launcher also automatically launches a web browser. Follow the instructions of the user's guide.