L5 PDS Project install java, javac and postgresql (if it's not already done) : java and javac : DownLoad JDK then update yout PATH postgresql : sudo apt-get install postgresql (P.s. check our db config ) populate your db : psql -h your_db_host -d your_db_name -U your_db_user -f /path/to/db_script example : psql -h 127.0.0.1 -d pds_db -U pds_user -f /pds-project/db_script.sql Compile both server and client : chmod +x compile.sh (assuming you're in the project directory) ./compile.sh Launch the app : java -cp "build:pdsApp/lib/*:pdsApp/src" app.ServerLauncher Start server java -cp "build:pdsApp/lib/*:pdsApp/src" app.ClientLauncher