Install BSF4ooRexx on Linux 64-bit

Java is a prerequisite for installing BSF4ooRexx. Java's and ooRexx's bitness must match (i.e. both must be 32 bit or both must be 64 bit)

First, check if you have either Java, ooRexx or both installed already.

Java ooRexx

Check the following table to see what to do next

Java
32-bit installed64-bit installedNot installed
ooRexx 32-bit installed Go to section BSF4ooRexx
  1. Go to section Java, install 32-bit version
  2. Go to section BSF4ooRexx
  1. Go to section Java, install 32-bit version
  2. Go to section BSF4ooRexx
64-bit installed
  1. Go to section Java, install 64-bit version
  2. Go to section BSF4ooRexx
Go to section BSF4ooRexx
  1. Go to section Java, install 64-bit version
  2. Go to section BSF4ooRexx
Not installed
  1. Go to section ooRexx, install 32-bit version
  2. Go to section BSF4ooRexx
  1. Go to section ooRexx, install 64-bit version
  2. Go to section BSF4ooRexx
  1. Go to section Java, install 64-bit version
  2. Go to section ooRexx, install 64-bit version
  3. Go to section BSF4ooRexx

Java

Install Java

  1. Download Java (check the table above to see if you need 32 or 64 bit)
    32-bit: http://www.google.com/search?q=download java 32 bit linux
    64-bit: http://www.google.com/search?q=download java 64 bit linux
  2. Install Java

ooRexx

Install ooRexx

  1. Visit https://sourceforge.net/projects/oorexx/files/oorexx/
  2. Choose the newest ooRexx version (as of July 2016: 4.2.0)
  3. Download the newest version for your operating system (check the table above to see if you need 32 or 64 bit)
    32-bit (having "i386" in its name): as of July 2016, running Ubuntu: ooRexx-4.2.0-1.ubuntu1310.i386.deb
    64-bit (having "x86" in its name): as of July 2016, running Ubuntu: ooRexx-4.2.0-1.ubuntu1310.x86_64.deb
  4. Execute the downloaded file
  5. Go through the screens

BSF4ooRexx

Java and ooRexx should be installed now. Continue here