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Download the jLog application for Linux

The installer and optional files are available under these License conditions:

  jLog V 4 jLog V 4.4 jLog V 4.5 jLog V 4.6 jLog V 5.0 jLog V 5.2
jLog installer program install.bin install.bin install.bin install.bin installer-5-0.jar installer.jar
Release notes README README README README README README


Please note that the author of jLog will only test Linux versions of jLog on the latest version of Linux Mint x64. This is an improved version of Ubuntu. jLog may or may not support other versions...

Instructions

  1. jLog V 5.0 and earlier: Unless already installed, please install the Java Runtime Environment and the RXTX serial communications package before installing the jLog application.

    jLog V 5.1 and newer: Unless already installed, please install the Java Runtime Environment.
     Please note that RXTX has been replaced by the built-in PureJavaComm and RXTX must be removed from the Java version to be used by jLog.
     
  2. Log in as the preferred user and download the installer program that corresponds to the selected version of jLog.
     
  3. For jLog V 5.x (and assuming Linux Mint 14, Ubuntu 12.10 (or similar):

    Download the installer.jar file. make sure that the file is executable by right-clicking and selecting Properties. Under Permissions, check the 'Allow executing the file as program' and close the Properties dialogue.

    Start the installation by double-clicking the installer file and use the default values unless you are very confident with Linux.

    Start using the jLog application under Linux Mint via Start->Other->jLog. You may also right-click jLog and pin it to the Start Menu or Taskbar.

    For jLog V 4.x (or generally):

    Make sure that the logged in user can reach the Java (JRE) previously installed by opening a Terminal window ("shell") and typing:

    $ echo $PATH
    Inspect the output. If Java is not found in the PATH, please enter (assuming that the Java JRE was placed in: '/usr/java/', substitute if different):
     

    $ PATH=$PATH:/usr/java/j2re1.6.0_04/bin; export PATH
    $ echo $PATH
    Please verify that Java is found in the PATH by re-entering 'echo $PATH'

    After this or in case the previous attempt  was unsuccessful, start the installation by typing:

    $ cd  <the directory where you placed the installer>
    $ sh ./install.bin or for jLog V 5: $ java -jar installer.jar

  4. To increase log capacity beyond 25000 - 30000 entries per file, you must change the Java VM properties.

  5. Note that the default UTF-8 environment in SuSE V 9+ must be changed to e.g. ISO-8859-1. See changing charset.