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Requirements

Freenet requires a Java Runtime Environment to run, there are several choices for different platforms:

NamePlatformLicense
Kaffe Linux, FreeBSD GNU General Public License
Sun Windows, Solaris, Linux Proprietary
IBM Linux Proprietary
Apple (OS-X, OS-8/9) MacOS Proprietary

Windows

Download the latest Windows snapshot from here, it will be in the form freenet-YYYYMMDD.exe where YYYYMMDD is the date the snapshot was created. Run the executable and follow instructions.

Linux

Download the latest Windows snapshot from here, it will be in the form freenet-YYYYMMDD.tgz where YYYYMMDD is the date the snapshot was created. Uncompress the snapshot as follows:
> tar xfz freenet-YYYYMMDD.tgz
This will create a directory called "freenet-YYYYMMDD", change into this directory, and follow the instructions in the file "README".