How to Install Bucket Explorer

Windows users
Macintosh users
Linux users

1 ˆ MS Windows

1. You can download Bucket Explorer from http://www.bucketexplorer.com/be-download.html .
2. You have major three choices provided to download Bucket Explorer according to 64- bit and 32- bit MS Windows Environment.
   1. 32/64 bit Zip Version With JRE.
   2. 32/64 bit Zip Version Without JRE.
   3. 32 bit Windows Installer
3. If you have not java installed on your system then we recommended you to install Zip version with JRE.
4. Click on download as per your requirement, from the section provided for Bucket Explorer on Windows Environment.
5. Read end user agreement and ( if agree ) select download located down the page, right side or top middle.
6. If you have downloaded 32 bit Windows Installer-
   1. Double click on application icon ( e.g. Bucket-Explorer-setup-2009.10.xx.xx).
   2. A wizard appears, simply follow steps.
   3. On Welcome screen, click Next.
   4. On next screen select an option from i. Install for anyone using this computer ^[1] ii. Install just for me ^[2] iii. Portable install ^[3]
   5. Check license agreement and click Next.
   6. Choose location where you want to install Bucket Explorer.
   7. On completing Bucket Explorer setup click Finish button to close wizard.
   8. If you select " All users" or " Only for me" , Bucket Explorer is installed on your machine at Start --> Program files --> Bucket Explorer --> Bucket Explorer Web Site, Uninstall
   
   Note:
   [ If you select portable then it will be extracted only at specified location . ]
   
7. If you Downloaded 32/64 bit Zip Version With JRE.

Extract the Zip folder and it is ready to use. You will find a Embedded JRE with executable of Bucket Explorer. If you have no java installed on your system then you can download Bucket Explorer with JRE.

8. If you Downloaded 32/64 bit Zip Version Without JRE.

Extract the Zip folder and it is ready to use. Here you will find a Bucket Explorer Executable

2 ˆ Macintosh Operating System

1. Download bucketexplorer zip version from http://www.bucketexplorer.com/be-download.html
2. Click on download from section Download for Bucket Explorer on Mac OS X Environment .
3. Read end user agreement and (if agree) select download located down the page, right side or top middle.
4. Save file to your hard disk. Download takes time depends upon your speed of internet connection.
5. Extract the zipped file.
6. Run BucketExplorer.App by double click on Bucket Explorer application icon.

3 ˆ Linux Operating system

1. Download bucketexplorer.tar.gz from http://www.bucketexplorer.com/be-download.html
2. Click on download from section Download for Bucket Explorer on Linux Environment.
3. Read end user agreement and (if agree) select download located down the page, right side or top middle.
4. Run or Save file to your hard disk. Download takes time depends upon your speed of internet connection.
5. Extract BucketExplorer200910xxxx.tar.gz
6. You need to modify either BucketExplorer.sh or BucketExplorer-jre.sh shell file.
7. If have java installed on your system then you need to update BucketExplorer.sh
   1. Set Bucket Explorer Home path for “BucketExplorer_home” variable.
8. If you haven't java installed on your system then you need to update BucketExplorer-jre-sh file.
   1. Set Bucket Explorer Home path for “BucketExplorer_home” variable
   2. Download latest JRE.
   3. Set Provide the path up to JRE/bin/java for “chkpath” variable.
   4. Update the value export PATH” variable. e.g. export PATH=$chkpath:${PATH}
   
   OR
   1. Copy the latest JRE from your local system to Bucket Explorer root folder & Rename it to ‘jre6’.
   2. Set Bucket Explorer Home path for “BucketExplorer_home” variable.
9. Now Go to Applications >> Accessories >> Terminal
10. Get into Bucket Explorer Home path.
11. Run BucketExplorer.sh/BucketExplorer-jre.sh file.

(e.g. sh BucketExplorer.sh/BucketExplorer-jre.sh )

• ^{^} Install for anyone using this computer : This option installs Bucket Explorer in program files of all the users exist on user’s machine.
• ^{^} Install just for me : This option installs Bucket Explorer in program files of a specified user.
• ^{^} Portable install : This option installs Bucket Explorer on desktop and there will be no entry in startup. Installing as portable it can be run within any portable media like pen drive, CD etc.

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