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The ILC group has a great guide on setting up most of this software on Windows and Linux. Though it is a bit dated, it is still useful. The following notes will help clarify some steps or caveats.
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Software to Install
- Java
- Java Analysis Suite 3 (JAS3)
- Netbeans
- org.lcsim and associated libraries
- Data files
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Be sure to install the four plugins mentioned in the ILC instructions,
- org.lcsim
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- HepRep Plugin
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- WIRED 4
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- WIRED 4 Base Library.
On Linux JAS3 is not installed as an application, simply extract it to a folder and run the jas3 script. If you have problems, make sure the jas3 script is executable.
In GNOME3, and perhaps other DE's, JAS3 may have buggy dropdown menus while the application window is maximized. You'll have to manually resize it to almost fullscreen.
Netbeans and org.lcsim
Installing Netbeans is not necessary and will not help you with running code, but it is very useful for version control with Maven/CVS and code completion.
As mentioned in the Tutorial page, the current version of Netbeans (7) has Maven/CVS support built right in. To get the org.lcsim packages, follow the instructions on this page. The Netbeans dialog is different from the Tortoise one shown, but the same fields apply.
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A variety of simulated events can be found here. I used the electron dataset and the pion dataset for these studies.