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| 5 | To run xQTL, you must have [http://www.java.com/ Java] installed. Also, we highly recommend to install [http://www.r-project.org/ R] because this enables you to create graphs, run QTL mapping, and so on. |
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| 7 | Feel free to download either the [http://vm7.target.rug.nl/download/xqtl_workbench.zip stable version] or the [http://vm7.target.rug.nl/download/xqtl_workbench_unstable.zip unstable version]. The first is more tested, but the latter is often more advanced or refined. |
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| 9 | Below we provide some examples on how to install xQTL on various operating systems. Keep in mind that these methods are only 'typical' cases and can be used interchangeably. The ZIP files simply contain a bunch of Java classes, of which the main class is '''boot/RunStandalone'''. The start scripts (run.bat / run.sh) are nothing more than a `java -Xmx512m boot/RunStandalone` call. |