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Expand Up @@ -2,12 +2,16 @@ This document will outline how to install Manzan on to IBM i. Manzan is install

Building Manzan is easy for IBM i and we provide makefiles to simplify the entire process.

## Which Java to use
Use a Java version provided by IBM, which is at least version 8. When running the `java -version` command, the output
should contain the string `IBM Semeru Runtime Certified Edition`. Otherwise, Manzan may not function properly.

## Install from GitHub release

To install from a github release, simply perform the following steps:
1. Download the latest binary release from [the releases page](https://github.com/ThePrez/Manzan/releases)
1. If you didn't download to IBM i directly, transfer the `.jar` file to IBM i using technique of your choice
1. Run `java -jar <name of jar file>`
2. If you didn't download to IBM i directly, transfer the `.jar` file to IBM i using technique of your choice
3. Run `java -jar <name of jar file>`

For instance, to install version `0.0.6`, the steps from an IBM i (using open source `wget`) would look like:
```bash
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