This section describes how to install UM Kickstarter on Linux, MacOS or Windows with WSL2. Kickstarter on Windows (native) covers Windows environments without WSL2.
Install JDK and gradle
You will need a laptop or desktop with Linux, MacOS or Windows with Windows subsystem for Linux) with at least JDK 8, gradle 5, 6 or 7 and groovy installed. gradle and groovy the following software installed:
Oracle JDK or OpenJDK 11 or 17
gradle >= 7.3 and groovy 2, 3 or 4 which can be installed using SDKMAN
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git command line tools
Visual Studio Code or any other programming editor / IDE of your choice; however, we recommend using VSCode
Of course, a windows machine with a Linux VM on top will do as well.
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