Installing TextChart Studio

i2 TextChart Studio is a Java application that you can install on Microsoft Windows, Apple macOS, and Linux operating systems. The procedure in this topic describes the installation process.

  1. Double-click the Studio-Installer.jar file to begin, and then click Next.

    Note: You can also type java -jar Studio-Installer.jar at a command prompt to start the installer.

  2. Read the license agreement, select I accept the terms of this license agreement, and click Next to continue.

  3. Provide the installer with an installation path, and click Next to continue.

    By default, TextChart Studio is installed in a directory under C:\Program Files on Windows, under /Applications on macOS, and under /opt on Linux.

    Important: Always install TextChart Studio into a new directory. Do not install the software over previous installations.

  4. On the Select Path page, choose a directory in which to store user data, and click Next to continue.

  5. On the User Data page, select the amount of memory to devote to the Java virtual machine running the TextChart Studio process and, if desired, modify the network port on which to connect. Click Next to continue.

    Note: To change these settings after installation, you can configure the JVM memory in the runtime.properties file, and the HTTP port in the studio.properties file.

  6. The installer displays a summary of your chosen settings. Click Next to continue.

  7. The installation process begins. As it proceeds through each phase, click Next to continue, until you see the Installation Finished page.

  8. Click Done to finish and exit the installer.

User data

TextChart Studio stores user data (including configuration settings, the LxBase, and regression points) in an operating-system-specific user area. Uninstalling TextChart Studio doesn't delete this data, and reinstalling TextChart Studio doesn't overwrite it.

To examine or delete TextChart Studio user data, see the following locations:

  • Windows: The %APPDATA%/TextChartStudio directory

  • Linux: The $HOME/.textchartstudio directory

  • macOS: The $HOME/Library/Application Support/TextChart Studio directory