INSTALLATION



Introduction

Installation
    Under GNU/Linux
    Under Windows XP/2K

First utilisation

Managing your pictures

Sharing your pictures

Advanced Functions

Tutorials

Under Windows XP/2K

Before installation:
  • Install the GTK+ runtime environment: Download the installation process from this link, then run it.
Installation:
  • Download the most recent package win32 of jBrout (content sources, pygtk, python, lxml, PIL,...) from this link , then decompress it in "c:\Program Files". It creates a sub-folder named jbrout.
Running:
  • In the "c:\Program Files\jbrout" folder, run jbrout.bat (double-click on it). You may also create a short cut on your desktop.
From SVN sources (subversion) :

The SVN sources often offers a most recent version of jBrout.
  • Install TortoiseSVN from this link.
  • Reboot Windows.
  • Open your files browser and select the "c:\Program Files\jbrout" folder.
First time :
  • Right-click on the "App" folder and click on the "SVN Extract..." option. Inform in the dialogue window witch open:
    • Referential URL : http://svn.jbrout.python-hosting.com/trunk
    • Extract folder :  c:\Program Files\jbrout\App
  • Valid. The sources update begin.
following times :
  • Right-click on the "App" folder and click on the "SVN update" option. The sources update begin.
Installing the EXIFutils tools :

To optimize the rebuilding of the thumbnails, you can install the more powerful EXIFutils shareware. It's not included in jBrout because it's not under free licence LPG. But independently, it's recommended to install it:
  • Download the Windows full version from this link
  • launch the installation:
    • Destination folder : "C:\Program Files\jbrout\App\tools".
    • In option, don't notch "Documentation (PDF format)".
  • A the end of installation, it's not necessary to reboot Windows.
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