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Fully hand-held tutorial on setting up the Java environment to a usable state as quickly as possible. Only knowledge of using the terminal is expected. This tutorial will be completely self-contained (excluding links to downloads).

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sudo apt install openjdk-17-jdk openjdk-17-doc openjdk-17-source

Gradle

IDE


Windows

Git

This will be used for all terminal interactions on Windows. Access by searching for Git Bash on the windows search.

Hereby, "open a terminal/console" will refer to launching git bash.

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C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-17.0.3.1
  • (Aside: The java path variable is already set using oracle. No action is needed)
  • Double-check that java is installed properly:

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  • Download the latest Gradle 7 distribution (7.4.2 as of writing).
    • Choose the complete version.
    • Remember where you downloaded it.

  • Unpack Gradle (the following are excerpted from the gradle website)

    Excerpt
    • Create a new directory C:\Gradle with File Explorer.
    • Open a second File Explorer window and go to the directory where the Gradle distribution was downloaded. Double-click the ZIP archive to expose the content. Drag the content folder gradle-7.4.2 to your newly created C:\Gradle folder.

  • Configure GradleAdd to path

    Excerpt
    • In File Explorer right-click on the This PC (or Computer) icon, then click Properties -> Advanced System Settings -> Environmental Variables.
    • Under System Variables select Path, then click Edit. Add an entry for C:\Gradle\gradle-7.4.2\bin. Click OK to save.

  • Verify installation

    Excerpt

    Open a console (or a Windows command prompt) and run gradle -v to run gradle and display the version, e.g.:

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    $ gradle -v

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Gradle 7.4.2
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  • Configure for IHMC software
    • excerpt from Gradle#Installation
    • create gradle.properties file in C:/Users/user/.gradle/gradle.properties
    • Copy/paste
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      org.gradle.java.home=C:/Program Files/Java/jdk-17.0.3.1
org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx4g

Import Repositories


IDE

Choose your favorite IDE. I like intellij because it was the first IDE I arbitrarily chose to use.

Eclipse

full guide: Eclipse IDE

Intellij

full guide: IntelliJ IDEA

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  • Your environment should be ready at this point. Import repository-group.
    • File > Open > select repository-group
  • Your projects bar should look like this:
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    depending on the repositories you imported. All software should now be runnable.


Usage:

  • Upon each launch, IntelliJ will index your files for faster searching. You will need to wait for it to finish before navigating code.