The Integrated Genome Browser requires the Java 2 Runtime Environment (J2RE), Version 1.4.2 or higher. The following recommended machine requirements for J2RE 1.4.2 are drawn from http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/jre/install.html.

WINDOWS REQUIREMENTS

Any of the following:
Windows 98 (1st or 2nd edition)
Windows NT 4.0 with Service Pack 5 or later
Windows ME
Windows XP
Windows 2000 with Service Pack 2 or later (In non-English locales, only Windows 2000 Professional edition)

Pentium 166MHz or faster
400 megabytes RAM
54 megabytes of free disk space to install the Java 2 Runtime Environment.

LINUX REQUIREMENTS

Pentium 166MHz or faster
Linux kernel v 2.2.12, glibc v2.1.2-11 or later
Recommended 400 megabytes RAM, 16-bit color mode with KDE or the Gnome desktop and in conjunction with displays set to local hosts.
75 megabytes of free disk space

Check your version of glibc using the following command:

ls /lib/libc-*

Recommended Linux distributions:
In English-locales, Red Hat 7.2, with kernel patch 2.4.9-31.
In non-English locales, Red Hat 7.1.

Limited support for these Linux distributions:
Caldera Open Linux 3.1 (kernel 2.4.2, glibc 2.2.1)
Turbo Linux 7.0 (kernel 2.2.18, glivc 2.1.x)
SuSE Linux 7.1 (kernel 2.4, glibc 2.2.14)
Turbo Linux for Simplified Chinese locale

MACINTOSH REQUIREMENTS

The Java 2 Runtime Environment version 1.4.2 release works on all Macintosh computers running Mac OS X v.10.2.3 or later. See http://www.apple.com/java/.
400 megabytes RAM are required to run the program.