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You can download the latest distribution from the download area either by clicking the links and using the browser or executing or use a command like this.

wget http://java.freehep.org/maven2/org/freehep/jas-assembly/3.1.0/jas-assembly-3.1.0-distribution.tar.gz

The above wget command is just an example using a specific version. 

In general, the current distribution listed in the download area should be used rather than some older one.

Installing the Distribution

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This will create the directory jas-assembly-3.1.0 which is the root directory for running JAS.

Since JAS is Java software, there are no further command line steps required for installation. 

The rest of the configuration will be done within JAS itself.

Running JAS

Finally, you You can simply run JAS from the command line using a simple command such as the following.

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You should now see the GUI load.

It is also possible to setup a command shortcut pointing to this script.  (Doing this depends on the specifics of your operating system and/or window manager.)

Configuring Plugins

Next we need to install configure the plugins used using for analyzing HPS data.

In the View menu, click on the Plugin Manager item and find the HPS Java plugin in the tree menu under hep > hps.

You can install the plugin by clicking on the Install selected plugins button.

JAS will now download all the required jar files, so wait for this operation to complete.

When prompted, restart JAS3 by clicking on the Restart Now button.

The other plugins on which the HPS Java plugin depends will be installed automatically through a dependency resolution mechanism, so you should be good to go now!have a functioning JAS installation now.

Installing the Plugin from HPS Java

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