Getting Started

Overview

In this tutorial we will see what are the requirements to use Jaspersoft Studio, how to install it front the binary and some compilation informations for the advanced users.

Software requirements to Run Jaspersoft Studio

As any other Java project Jaspersoft Studio require the Java Runtime Envoirement (JRE), but to compile the report scriptlest a full distribution of Java is required. You need to download the Java Development Kit (JDK) from THIS page for your operative system. Jaspersoft Studio support the most common operative systems, such as:

• Windows XP/7/8  with 32 or 64 bit;
• Linux with 32 or 64 bit;
• MacOS X at 64 bit.

The download of  Jaspersoft Studio can start from HERE, a page with listed all the release of Jaspersoft Studio will appear, click the one on the top of the list (the last version) and a table with many link will be shown. Here select:

• jaspersoftstudio_x.x.x_i386.deb for the 32bit version for linux;
• jaspersoftstudio_x.x.x_amd64.deb for the 64bit version for linux ;
• jaspersoftstudio_x.x.x_windows-installer-x86_64.exe for the 64bit version of windows;
• jaspersoftstudio_x.x.x_windows-installer-x86.exe for the 64bit version of windows;
• jaspersoftstudio-1.3.1-mac-x86_64.dmg for the 64bit version of MacOS X.

If your distribution of linux dosen't support the deb format there are also the tar versions. Note that first you must download and install the JDK and the download and install Jaspersoft Studio.

Be sure to download and install the correct version of Java and Jaspersoft Studio for your operative system. If you have any doubt on the arichitechture (number of bits) of your Operative System read the subsection below.

Check the architechture of the Operative System

If you are unsure on "how" are the bits of your system follow this steps:

• Windows

Go in the Control Panel, then click on System & Security and then on System, you will see a window like this:

In this picture you can see that the version of the Operative System is 32 bit.

• Linux

Open the terminal and type uname -a , then you will see a response like this:

x86_64 means a 64bit Operative System, a 32bit should be listed as i386 or i686.

• MacOS X

Open the terminal, if you don't know how to do it open the Launchpad,  type "Terminal" in the search bar and select the first result. Once the terminal is opend type uname -a , and press enter. A message like this will appear: 

x86_64 means a 64bit Operative System. At this time the 64 bit version it is the only provided for MacOS.

Note that on a 64bit operative system you can install the 32bit version of Java and Jaspersoft studio (altought in this case the 64bit), but you can't do the opposite. It's very important to install the same version of Java and Jaspersoft Studio. For example a Java envoriment with 32bit will not work with the 64bit version of Jaspersoft Studio, you must use a 32bit version of Java with a 32bit version on Jaspersoft Studio or a 64bit version of Java with a 64bit version of Jaspersot Studio.