Release Notes for Cytoscape 3.8.1

New Features

System Requirements

Manual

Known Issues

About Version 3.8.1

Cytoscape 3.8.1 is a Cytoscape Desktop BugFix release, addressing multiple issues. A full listing of changes can be accessed here.

System Requirements

Deprecating 32 bit OS Support, Deprecated Java 6, 7, and 8 Support

We will no longer be testing Cytoscape releases on 32 bit OSs, or Java versions lower than 11.

Java 11 is Required -- Automatically Installed

For Windows and Mac users, the Cytoscape installer automatically downloads and installs Java 11 if it's not available on your workstation. For Linux, please use Java 11 as described below.

Windows

  • Windows XP and newer (including Windows 7, 8 and 10). 64 bit version is recommended.
  • Cytoscape installer automatically downloads a suitable Java 11 if none is available on your workstation. You can manually download and install latest version of OpenJDK 11. Oracle Java and other implementations are not tested.

Mac

  • Mac OS X 10.11 (El Capitan) and later
  • Cytoscape installer automatically downloads a suitable Java 11 if none is available on your workstation. You can manually download and install latest version of OpenJDK 11.

Linux

  • Tested on these distributions.
  • Latest version of Java is required (minimum Java 11.0.6).
  • For Ubuntu, a simple way of installing the OpenJDK JVM is described here.
  • Java 11 must be on the PATH (ahead of any other JVM) or referenced by JAVA_HOME environment variable.

User Manual

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PDF version

How to Report Bugs

Your bug reports are very important to improve quality of future versions of Cytoscape 3. If you notice any problems, please report them from:

Help → Report a bug...

Or, you can directly report it from Report a bug link on the navigation bar.

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