Get the latest release from the SourceForge project page. The archive jboom (as tar.gz or zip) contains the installer and the documentation. You only need jboom-src if you are interested in the program source. Download and unpack the archive into any directory.

Start the installer using the command

java -jar jbinstall.jar

You have to choose between a local installation, which has to be repeated an each system, and a remote installation, which has to be carried out only once. For a remote installation you need access to an HTTP server. As many providers offer a sufficient amount of web space for free, this shouldn't be a problem.

The installer lets you choose between a simple and an expert installation. A simple installation uses standard settings wherever possible. An expert installation leaves you more influence on file locations and names, but you have enter more details.

Before the installation, consider

• whether you want to use jBoom as a program or an applet (see variants),
• whether you want to install jBoom locally or on a server,
• how you access the server (via FTP or SCP).

Windows users may want to create a shortcut to javaw from the JRE (e.g., on the desktop). After creating, right-click on the link and add the parameter in the properties / target field.

If you know what you are doing, you can install jBoom without the installer. However, you need sufficient knowledge about html and jnlp files. To only extract the program file, call the installer with the option -x:

java -jar jbinstall.jar -x