Getting Started
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From the *Modular Java* book...

Links
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Samples
-------

sample-modular-java-step-1-simple-bundle_
(for more information, see the site documentation).

Download
========

Download the *Framework*, *Equinox OSGi R4 framework implementation*
``org.eclipse.osgi_3.4.0.v20080605-1900.jar`` (size 0.95 MB)
from http://download.eclipse.org/eclipse/equinox/

Start
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To start the Equinox container:

::

  java -jar org.eclipse.osgi_3.4.0.v20080605-1900.jar -console

This will give us an ``osgi>`` prompt.

Commands
--------

See commands, :doc:`commands`.

Pax Construct
=============

...then move onto using Pax Construct, :doc:`pax-construct/getting-started`.



.. _sample-modular-java-step-1-simple-bundle: http://toybox/hg/sample/file/tip/java/osgi/sample-modular-java-step-1-simple-bundle/