CS646: OWL Tutorial 2005

CS646 Home | Tutorial Slides [Powerpoint format] part 1 part 2 | Example OWL files

Protégé package for installation under Windows on masters lab machines only:

• Download and unzip [ZIP]
• Run install_protege_3.2_b228_basic_jre.exe
• Choose to install somewhere you have write permission (eg P drive)
• Choose to install a JRE specifically for this application
• unzip the allPlugins.zip into the plugins directory of your protege installation

To install from scratch at home (for easier maintainability or for other OSs):

• Visit Protégé download page and get the complete beta version for your OS (with JRE if you haven't got one). This may not match the version used during the labs as we are likely to be using a prerelease version
• Run the installer, select either to install the full system, Protege+OWL or Custom Install and make sure you have these plugins:
  • OWL Plugin
  • OWLViz - needs GraphViz (see download page for instructions)
  • OWL Wizards
• It is often best to check the plugins section on the website to see if any plugins have been updated since the distribution version
• You also need several plugins that are not part of the package or have not yet been released (at time of writing):
  • Manchester OWL syntax editor
  • OWL Individuals Tab
  • Unit Test Framework
  • OWLDoc
  These must be unzipped directly into your Protégé plugins/ folder
• Finally, you can download a package containing several reasoners from here

last updated: 17-Nov-2005