JDiskReport Installation Guide


  1. This is a relatively simple installation guide to install JDiskReport onto a Linux based system.
  2. This guide is tested on JDiskReport 1.2.2 and Ubuntu Linux 5.04.
  3. Commands shown in a black box must be executed in the terminal (shell) window.
  4. Text shown in the dashed boxes must be entered into the file mentioned in the instructions.


JDiskReport is a useful Java utility provided freely (ad and nag free) by JGoodies Karsten Lentzsh. It basically scans the system drives and is then able to generate charts and detailed lists of the directory and file distribution. This helps to determine how storage is apportioned, locate old and obsolete data, and associted file types. This guide details a Unix/Linux installation.


  1. Ensure that Java 1.4 or later is installed:

      2. 
java -version

    Should return the following or similar:

      
java version "1.5.0_02"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.5.0_02-b09)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.5.0_02-b09, mixed mode, sharing)

  2. Download the JDiskReport application archive:

      3. 
wget http://www.jgoodies.com/download/jdiskreport/jdiskreport-1_2_2.zip

  3. Create a directory, copy the archive and untar:

      4. 
sudo mkdir /usr/local/bin/jdiskreport

  4. Unzip the archive:

      5. 
sudo unzip -j jdiskreport-1_2_2.zip -d /usr/local/bin/jdiskreport/

  5. Launch the JDiskReport application from the command line:

      6. 
/usr/bin/./java -jar /usr/local/bin/jdiskreport/jdiskreport-1.2.2.jar


You can add JDiskRepot to the Gnome menu if you have installed the menu editor. Simply use the command line shown above to launch the application from the menu.


JDiskRepot will ask a few questions, including at what directory to begin the scan, and then proceeds with analyzing your system. After collecting the data, you'll be presented with a very intuitive collection of graphs, pie charts, detailed lists and a navigation side-bar to further illustrate the directory tree.