VTK/Tutorials/JavaEnvironmentSetup

• Download and install the sun JDK: http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/widget/jdk6.jsp

(Throughout the following we will assume it is installed in /opt/java, though you can install it wherever you please)

• Add /opt/java/jre/lib/i386 and /opt/java/jre/lib/i386/xawt to LD_LIBRARY_PATH as well as the VTK libraries (in ~/.bashrc)

• Add /opt/java/bin to your PATH

• In your ~/.bashrc, add

export JAVA_HOME=/opt/java

• You can now run VTK Java scripts as follows:

javac -cp ".:/home/doriad/bin/VTK/bin/vtk.jar" ClassName.java
java  -cp ".:/home/doriad/bin/VTK/bin/vtk.jar" ClassName