Rank Tracker is written using the latest Java technology, so you must have the latest Java Runtime Environment (JRE) Version 1.5 or later (available at Sun Microsystems™ web site), installed before you install Rank Tracker.

If you are installing for Mac OS X, you already have Apple's JRE installed, though you can find updates for your Java VM at http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/java/.

Windows users should visit the http://www.java.com/en/download/manual.jsp page to download and install Java.

Linux users can probably find a decent version of Java already in their favorite distribution. Debian GNU/Linux users should visit the http://www.java.com/en/download/manual.jsp page to download and install Sun's Java.

Debian Update: Recently Sun Java has made its way into official Debian repositories. So now a simple apt-get update should get you started.

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 Windows Installation Instructions

Install:

• Download the zip archive and unpack it somewhere on your hard disk. The two most important files in this archive are setup.exe (the program installer) and Install.txt;
  
  
• Run the installation program (setup.exe) and follow the instructions.
  
  

Run:

• To run the application double-click the Rank Tracker icon on you desktop or start the ranktracker.exe from the product installation directory.
  
  

Notes:

• If you do not have a Java virtual machine 1.5 or later installed, be sure to download and install it before installing Rank Tracker or download the version with JRE included.
  
  

System Requirements:

• Windows 98/2000/Me/XP/Vista; Windows XP recommended.
  
  
• PC with 600 MHz or higher processor clock speed recommended; 300 MHz minimum required (single or dual processor system); Intel Pentium/Celeron family, or AMD K6/Athlon/Duron family, or compatible processor recommended.
  
  
• 512 megabytes (MB) of RAM or higher recommended (256 MB minimum supported; may limit performance).
  
  
• 20 megabytes (MB) of available hard disk space.
  
  
• Super VGA (1024 x 768) or higher-resolution video adapter and monitor.
  
  
• 56 Kbps dial-up connection minimum required; broadband Internet connection recommended.
  
  

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 Mac OS X Installation Instructions

Install:

• Download the gzip archive and save it somewhere on your hard disk.
  
  
• Unpack the downloaded tar.gz archive by double-clicking the tar.gz icon — a ranktracker folder with the application will be extracted from this archive.
  
  
• Double-click the ranktracker folder. There are two files in it — Install.txt and Rank Tracker application itself.
  
  
• Move the application to the Applications folder.
  
  

Run:

• To run the application just double-click the Rank Tracker application icon as a regular Mac OS X application.
  
  

Notes:

• If you are installing for Mac OS X, you already have Apple's JRE installed, though you can find updates for your Java VM at http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/java/.
  
  
• You may copy the Rank Tracker application file into your Applications directory in order to provide fast access to the program.
  
  

System Requirements:

• Mac OS X Version 10.3 Panther with Java 1.5 or higher installed, Mac OS X Version 10.4 Tiger; Mac OS X 10.4 recommended.
  
  
• Any PowerPC G3, G4, or G5 or Intel processor; 1 GHz G3, dual 800 MHz G4, any G5 or any Intel recommended.
  
  
• 512 megabytes (MB) of RAM or higher recommended (256 MB minimum supported; may limit performance).
  
  
• 20 megabytes (MB) of available hard disk space.
  
  
• A 1024 x 768 built-in display or a display connected to an Apple-supplied video card supported by your computer.
  
  
• 56 Kbps dial-up connection minimum required; broadband Internet connection recommended.
  
  

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 Linux/UNIX Installation Instructions

Install:

• Download the gzip archive and unpack it somewhere on your hard disk;
  
  
• Change to the directory where you unpacked the archive, and run the installer: ./install.sh;
  
  
• Follow the instructions on the screen.
  
  

Run:

• Open a terminal emulator such as xterm and issue the following command: ranktracker.
  
  

Notes:

• If you do not have a Java virtual machine 1.5 or later installed, be sure to download and install it before installing LinkAssistant SEO Tool.
  
  
• If you have any troubles installing Rank Tracker, feel free to contact us.
  
  

System Requirements:

• Any Linux distro with official Sun's Java 1.5 or higher installed (reported to work with Debian, Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Redhat/Fedora, Mandriva, Gentoo, Slackware, and Novell SUSE Linux); Debian GNU/Linux recommended.
  
  
• PC with 600 MHz or higher processor clock speed recommended; 300 MHz minimum required (single or dual processor system); Intel Pentium/Celeron family, or AMD K6/Athlon/Duron family, or compatible processor recommended.
  
  
• 512 megabytes (MB) of RAM or higher recommended (256 MB minimum supported; may limit performance).
  
  
• 20 megabytes (MB) of available hard disk space.
  
  
• Super VGA (1024 x 768) or higher-resolution video adapter and monitor.
  
  
• 56 Kbps dial-up connection minimum required; broadband Internet connection recommended.