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Install, Uninstall, or Update

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What you should know about installing, updating, and uninstalling.

Before You Install

Check our Compatibility Guide if you want to know whether Acrolinx for Oxygen works with your local platforms.

Before you install, make sure you have the following:

Oxygen XML Editor and Author (Standalone and Eclipse)

Acrolinx for Oxygen Versions

Acrolinx Platform

Supported Oxygen Versions

Supported Operating Systems

Notes

2.3.x

All latest official versions and all versions released within the last 12 months.

25.x, 26.x

Microsoft Windows 10 and 11 (64-bit)

macOS 11 and later

Linux (64-bit)

Acrolinx requires Java 11 with JavaFX runtime environment

For the latest updates, see Download Oxygen XML Editor.

Acrolinx is available for the many different flavors of Oxygen. You can choose between installing Acrolinx for Oxygen manually or as an add-on.

If you use the Oxygen XML Author Component, you can get the Acrolinx for Oxygen dropin from your company download area and follow the instructions on Using Plugins with the Oxygen XML Author Component.

Install, Update, or Uninstall Acrolinx Manually

Install

To manually install Acrolinx for Oxygen XML Editor and Author, do the following:

  1. Download the latest version of Acrolinx from your company download area.

  2. Close Oxygen and unzip the installation package.

  3. Open the contents of the installation package so that you see the file plugin.xml and the directory lib. Copy them to the following location:

    <OXYGEN_INSTALL_DIR>\plugins\acrolinx

    Tip

    If the subdirectory \acrolinx doesn’t yet exist inside <OXYGEN_INSTALL_DIR>\plugins, then create it.

    The file plugin.xml and the directory lib should be located at the top level of the acrolinx directory.

  4. The next time you start Oxygen, Acrolinx will be available.

Update

To manually update Acrolinx for Oxygen XML Editor and Author, do the following:

  1. Download the latest version of Acrolinx from your company download area.

  2. Close Oxygen.

  3. Remove the contents of the Acrolinx plug-in folder:

    <OXYGEN_INSTALL_DIR>\plugins\acrolinx\

  4. Follow the standard installation procedure.

Uninstall

To manually uninstall Acrolinx for Oxygen XML Editor and Author, do the following:

  1. Close Oxygen.

  2. Remove the contents of the Acrolinx plug-in folder:

    <OXYGEN_INSTALL_DIR>\plugins\acrolinx\

Install, Update, or Acrolinx as an Add-On

Install

To install Acrolinx for Oxygen XML Editor and Author as an add-on, do the following:

  1. Select Help > Install new add-ons... from the menu.

  2. In the Show add-ons from: field, add the URL https://updates.acrolinx.com/sidebar/oxygen/standalone/updateSite.xml and press Enter.

  3. Select Acrolinx for Oxygen.

  4. Click Next and follow the on-screen instructions.

Update

To update Acrolinx for Oxygen XML Editor and Author as an add-on, do the following:

  1. Select Help > Manage add-ons... from the menu.

  2. Select Acrolinx for Oxygen and click Update.

  3. Follow the on-screen instructions.

Uninstall

To uninstall Acrolinx for Oxygen XML Editor and Author as an add-on, do the following:

  1. Select Help > Manage add-ons... from the menu.

  2. Select Acrolinx for Oxygen and click Uninstall.

  3. Follow the on-screen instructions.