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GRIA Basic Application Services Installation

Standard Installation Procedure

The Basic Application Services package is provided as a zip file (Windows) or tar.gz (Linux). Unpack the archive and you will find the following items:

  • docs (folder)
  • gria-basic-app-services.war
  • README.html

Install the war file according to the Service Installation Manual. Once the initial configuration has been completed, the Basic Applications Package requires some extra configuration.

Additional Pre-requisites

Some additional pieces of software need to be installed, as follows.

Python

Python version 2.4 or higher is required in order to run the Basic Application Services correctly. For Windows, the most common Python implementations are Cygwin Python and ActiveState Python. We recommend that you install ActiveState Python—choose the latest release, click the "Next" button, and then download the MSI distribution for Windows. To fully complete the installation you must restart Windows.

Test Application: ImageMagick

ImageMagick is the default test application used in GRIA. ImageMagick binaries for Windows can be downloaded from here. Use a Q8 version, e.g. ImageMagick-6.3.7-0-Q8-windows-dll.exe.

The ImageMagick distribution package for Windows is self-extracting and the installation procedure starts automatically. Follow the instructions and select the default options.

Note: older versions of ImageMagick might not support all of the basic application service's default examples, e.g. blend.

Continuing the Installation

Once the additional pre-requisites have been installed, the installation can be continued by following the instructions for each service.