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However, most sites will run their installations on a Linux server, and you may find that it is easier to follow the installation instructions on a Linux / UNIX variant. Notably, if you are running Windows, you may need to stop running processes (e.g. Tomcat) in order to complete some of the instructions, due to file locking semantics on Windows.

glibc 2.14+ (Linux only)

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Linux users, note that one of VIVO's dependencies requires your OS be running glibc 2.14+. All modern linux variants satisfy this requirement, however some older releases do not. The table below summarizes the minimum release that includes a compatible version of glibc*. The ability to update glibc to 2.14+ on older OS versions varies by distribution.

DistributionUbuntuDebianFedoraCentOSRHELSUSEGentoo
Minimum version12816771212

*This table was created using data from distrowatch.com, accuracy and compatibility not guaranteed. Please leave a comment if you find this table is inaccurat

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Java 8

The minimum requirement is Java 8. Both OpenJDK and Oracle JVMs are compatible. Other JVMs that meet the JDK 8 specification may work, but have not been tested.

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