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When a file name for an installation component is referred in this guide without further specifying its full path, we are assuming it is in INST_PKG.

If you have already installed vocbench in the past, you may want to read the next section, otherwise you may skip it and go directly to the "Requirements" section.

Main changes in the installation procedure wrt last version (2.0.1)

The main change consists in the automatic DB installation procedure. Now VB uses a framework for maintaining the DB and for automatically updating it together with each new release of the platform. Each time VB is started, it checks if the DB schema is up to date with its known most recent version. In affirmative case, VB starts, otherwise, it informs the user that the DB needs to be updated. The updates are organized in chunks of scripts, each representing a new change in the DB structure (mostly scheme changes, but also data which may affect the behaviour of the system).

Thus, from version 2.1 on, there is no need anymore of manually installing the DB. If you have a previous version of the DB which is thus precedent to this new automatic DB management, VB should recognize and update it as well. The available scripts should cover all past versions of the DB which have been distributed with VB since its first 2.0 release. However, if you own an older DB for whatever reason, or if you experience any issue, you may contact us on the mailing list and ask for help.

Requirements

Third Party Software

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• VocBench OSGi bundle for ST; just use the package found in INST_PKG; (usually, it comes already ambedded inside the Semantic Turkey package, you may check it in the /extensions/service folder of the Semantic Turkey server)

Data

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Installation Steps

Setting up the main Software Components

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