Ancestor Tree Manager - Installation on Linux

Ancestor
Tree
Manager

Installation on Linux

There are 2 options for installing Ancestor Tree Manager:

with an installation script (recommended)
with a jar file

The script will search for the best Java version available in /usr/lib/jvm.

Installation

Make sure the correct Java version (see Download page) is installed in /usr/lib/jvm
If ATM is already installed the program must be closed before installing a new version
Open a Terminal
Go to the folder where the installation file is downloaded by entering the following command:
cd ~/Downloads (if the file is downloaded in the default download folder)
or:
cd /xxx/yyy (replace /xxx/yyy by the actual path to the download folder)
and press Enter
Start the installer (this must be done as super user) with the command:
sudo sh AncestorTreeManager-<version>.sh
or:
sudo java -jar AncestorTreeManager-<version>.jar
and press Enter
Enter the password and press Enter
Install ATM preferably in /usr/local/AncestorTreeManager

If you have a High DPI screen, the installer will appear unreadably small on the screen. You can solve this by starting the installer differently:
sudo GDK_SCALE=2 sh AncestorTreeManager-<version>.sh
or:
sudo GDK_SCALE=2 java -jar AncestorTreeManager-<version>.jar

When the installer is started in this special way, a provision is made to ensure AncestorTreeManager behaves correctly too.

It is possible to manually switch between a normal screen and a High DPI screen. A file called Normal-DPI is included by default in the folder /usr/local/AncestorTreeManager/options. If the file name is changed to High-DPI this indicates that AncestorTreeManager is running on a High DPI screen. After changing the file name, AncestorTreeManager must be restarted.

Starting the program

Via the desktop shortcut:

Uninstallation

From version 9.2 an Uninstaller is available, located in the program folder.

Open a Terminal
Start the Uninstaller (this must be done as super user) with the command:
sudo sh /usr/local/AncestorTreeManager/Uninstaller.sh
and press Enter
Enter the password and press Enter