| 1 | == !MapGuide Maestro User Guides == |
| 2 | This page contains instructions for [wiki:maestro MapGuide Maestro] usage. |
| 3 | |
| 4 | == Installing !MapGuide Maestro == |
| 5 | |
| 6 | You can always download the latest version of Maestro from the [wiki:maestro/Downloads download page]. |
| 7 | If you are a Windows user, you can just download the MSI package and double click it. |
| 8 | All the questions have qualified defaults, and you may safely press "next" on all of them. |
| 9 | |
| 10 | If you dislike the MSI (or are on Linux), you can use the binaries. |
| 11 | The !MapGuide Maestro installation is merely a file copy operation, |
| 12 | so you may safely move the installation folder around. |
| 13 | |
| 14 | You can also run the binaries from a USB key if you like. |
| 15 | Due to some security restrictions in .Net on Windows, you may not be able to run |
| 16 | !MapGuide Maestro from a network folder. |
| 17 | |
| 18 | Yes, !MapGuide Maestro installation is THAT easy! |
| 19 | (If you are on linux, see the instructions for Mono installation on the download page). |
| 20 | |
| 21 | Usually !MapGuide Maestro has development between releases, and you can download a preview |
| 22 | release at any time from the [wiki:maestro/Downloads download page]. |
| 23 | If you do not want to mess with your regular !MapGuide Maestro installation, you can download the |
| 24 | binaries and run them from a seperate folder. Preview releases are generally safe |
| 25 | to use, but may not be worth the time it takes to upgrade, and may contain incomplete |
| 26 | features. |
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| 30 | Now that you have a fully functional copy of !MapGuide Maestro, it's time you read about |
| 31 | '''[wiki:maestro/UserGuides/MapGuideBasics MapGuide construction]'''. |
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