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Revision as of 22:02, 11 March 2016

This page describes the process by which users can download and use the binary version of ICE. We recommend most users use the binary, however, for those who are adventurous at heart, detailed instructions on building ICE from the source code are available on the ICE Build Instructions page.

ICE requires the Java Development Kit version 8 to build and run.

The Quick Way: Our Installers

We recommend that you use our installers. They are the fastest way to properly install ICE and its dependencies. They install everything except for 3D graphics drivers and Java 1.8, which must be installed separately.

We have an installer for Windows, Mac and Linux that you can download and execute without administrator privileges to install ICE on your machine. It requires Python, which may not be available by default on Windows. This installer is not distributed by the Eclipse Foundation and is available instead at our ORNL download site.

The Long Way: Manually

Downloading ICE

ICE inaries are not yet available via an Eclipse.org download site because the project is still in incubation. You may download signed binaries from our Eclipse Download page. If you have any questions, please contact us at eclipse.ice.project <at> gmail <dot> com or join one of our mailing lists.

The latest stable version of ICE is version 2.1.8. The binary distribution is a fully-functional, full-featured, executable version of ICE that includes everything except for the Java Virtual Machine, third-party libraries and plug-ins currently in development.

You should select the appropriate file named ICE2.x.y-*.zip where the * is the correct operating system and processor architecture for your system, and x and y are major and minor version numbers. For example, ICE2.1.8-win32.win32.x86_64.zip is ICE version 2.1.8 for 64-bit Windows. The choices are as follows:

Binary version Operating System
ICE2.x.y-win32.win32.x86_64.zip 64-bit versions of Windows, including most installations of Windows Vista, 7 and 8
ICE2.x.y-win32.win32.x86.zip 32-bit versions of Windows, including most installations of Windows XP
ICE2.x.y-macosx.cocoa.x86_64.zip 64-bit Mac, including most OS X installations (10.4.7 "Tiger" and newer)
ICE2.x.y-macos.cocoa.x86.zip 32-bit Mac, including some OS X installations (10.4.4 "Tiger" to 10.6.8 "Snow Leopard")
ICE2.x.y-linux.gtk.x86_64.zip 64-bit Linux running GTK (most flavors of Linux)
ICE2.x.y-linux.gtk.x86.zip 32-bit Linux running GTK

On a 64-bit installation of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (RHEL6), the ICE.product-linux.gtk.x86_64.zip version of ICE is the appropriate choice.

Prerequisites

ICE requires a Java Development Kit (JDK) with Java 1.8 or greater. Sun's version of Java can be used on Linux, Windows or Mac and the OpenJDK can also be used Linux and Mac. The ICE Development Team prefers the OpenJDK on Linux systems. Some tools in ICE also require the installation of third-party libraries. While it's not necessary to install these libraries to run ICE, the Reactors and Visualization perspectives will not work correctly without them.

VisIt (Optional)

To visualize 3D data, ICE requires the installation of VisIt (minimum version 2.8.2) on a local or remote machine.

VisIt is available for download from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory website, and doesn't require any additional configuration to use with ICE.

3D Graphics

ICE also requires that your system has 3D rendering enabled to edit geometries and visualize 3D data, which is normally done by installing the 3D graphics drivers from the vendor of your graphics card. You should consult your IT specialist if you do not know how to enable this on your own.

Running ICE

Once you download the appropriate zip file for your operating system, extract it to a directory of your choice. No additional installation steps are required because ICE is executed directly from this directory.

Windows
In the file browser, navigate to the folder where you extracted ICE. In the ICE folder, double-click ICE.exe. On Linux and Mac systems, you may follow the same procedure, but the ICE executable is only called ICE on those systems.
Mac
You may get a message that says that ICE is from an unidentified developer and cannot be opened. In the file browser, you can right-click the executable, click "Open" in the context menu that appears and then click "OK" when prompted again. Alternatively, ICE may be executed from the command line on Linux and Mac systems.
Linux
ICE may be executed from the command line on Linux systems by navigating to the folder where ICE was extracted, and then issuing the command ./ICE.

When ICE runs, it will stream data to a console window that displays debug information as the environment is used. You may safely ignore this window while you are working by keeping it minimized or in the background.

What if ICE fails to run?

If you feel you've followed all the above directions for configuring ICE and its dependencies, and ICE still fails to run, email us directly at ice-dev <at> eclipse.org. If you believe that you have identified a bug, please report it to our GitHub bug tracker.

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