README instructions for Postcode Java Program.

README.md

HOW TO USE postCode.jar

1. Run jar file through command terminal.

2. User should be prompted by 6 option menu.

3. Follow instuctions for adding data.

4. Exporting should produce 2-3 files depending on users choices.

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Installing and Using on Ubuntu 16.04 (Linux)

Install Java - Oracle JDK 8 as described in: How To Install Java with Apt-Get on Ubuntu 16.04

In summary these are the steps needed from the above article.

$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/java

$ sudo apt-get update

$ sudo update-alternatives --config java

$ sudo nano /etc/environment

Replace the path in the quotes below with the path from the previous command's output. Then save and exit the file.

$ JAVA_HOME="/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle"

$ source /etc/environment

$ echo $JAVA_HOME

Now you can run the program as intended.

$ java -jar postCode.jar