Setting up Hax

Here are some instructions on how to get started and try out Hax.

If any step or term is not clear, try to search the internet  for it or ask in the comments.

Download

1. Go to the Hax download page, the link is on the right side of this page.
2. There, carefully read the disclaimer containing the license terms. 
3. Be sure to understand and agree with the terms. 
4. Download the zip file containing the Hax binaries and tutorial.
5. To make sure you have the correct file, you can verify its MD5 checksum against the one contained in the published MD5 file. Search on the internet if you do not know how to do this.

Install

1. Make sure you have Java version 1.7 or higher installed on your system and the Java executable on your system path. Simply open up a system console and type "java -version". If the command succeeds and displays a version of 1.7 or higher, you are good to go.
2. Unpack the downloaded zip file to a directory/folder of your choice. You have to create the directory/folder first. Be sure to choose to preserve the directory structure upon unpacking.
3. For convenience, you can add the Hax executable to your path. Otherwise you will have to always type the whole path to the Hax executable when starting.

Run

1. Open up the directory/folder where you unpacked Hax and read the README file. It gives you some instructions and tells you to start with the tutorials.
2. The tutorials are contained in the tutorial directory/folder. Here, another README file exists, describing how to start the tutorials.
3. Open up a system console and change its working directory to the tutorial directory/folder.
4. Simply start the Hax executable (hax.sh or hax.bat, depending on your operating system) from the tutorial directory/folder. No arguments are needed, Hax reads all configuration from the directory/folder you start it it. The README file inside the tutorial directory/folder contains the exact commands you need to execute.
5. If all goes well, you should see a user interface window containing mutiple tabs with consoles. Each of the tabs contains a tutorial. Go through all the tutorials in order, always following the instructions on screen.

Help and Bugs

If you need any help with Hax or find a bug, feel free to join the Hax discussion group and post a question or bug report. You can find the link to the discussion group on the right side of this page.