Install Sumac

1. Check below to see if any Special Notes apply to your computer.

2. Ensure that you have a current release of Java installed on your computer. If you are not sure, click here.

3. Click here to install Sumac. In most browsers, this link automatically starts the installation process.  If your browser downloads a "jnlp" file and/or asks if you want to save or open the "jnlp" file, click to open it with Java Web Start.

Special Notes: Microsoft Windows

Depending on the speed of your computer, during the installation of Java there may be one or two long (20 to 30 seconds) pauses during which nothing seems to be happening. Don't Panic. The installation will continue momentarily.

The install will go faster if you close all programs (email, word processing, etc.) before starting the installation.

Special Notes: Mac OS

Recent Upgrades to Mac OS Lion (10.7)

If you recently upgraded to Mac OS Lion, security settings may prevent you from creating a single-user (Demo, Bronze, or Silver) database on your computer. To solve this problem, you need to manually create a folder to hold the database. Here is what to do:

a. Use the Finder to create a folder named SumacData in the top level directory of your primary hard drive. Make sure the folder is on the main drive (which is usually named Macintosh HD) and not inside any other folders.

b. After creating the SumacData folder, right click it and choose the Get Info command.

c. If it is not already showing, click to expand the Sharing & Permissions information. In the bottom right corner, click the lock icon to unlock the Sharing & Permissions information. (At this point, you may be prompted to enter your password.)

d. Beside the everyone user, click to change from Read only to Read & Write.

e. Close the Get Info window. Now when you run Sumac, it will be able to create a database, saving it into the SumacData folder.

Extra Prompts About Installation of Extensions

The Sumac software actually consists of several components. Depending on your version of Mac OS, the first time you run Sumac you may get prompted as each component is installed. Here are the components for which you will be prompted: Mail; MySQL; JavaDB; Apache Commons Codec; Apache Commons Logging; Apache HTTP Components Client; Apache HTTP Components Core.

Click the Continue or Install button in each of the following windows.