Installation
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Requirements
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- MATLAB R2022b or later
- Java 8 or higher (for the JAR backend)

Installing LINE
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Download the latest release from SourceForge.

To install LINE for MATLAB:

1. Download and extract the LINE package
2. Start MATLAB
3. Navigate to the `matlab` directory within the LINE project
4. Run the installation script:

.. code-block:: matlab

    lineInstall

This only needs to be done once. The installation script downloads required Java dependencies and configures the MATLAB path.

Dependencies
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LINE for MATLAB requires the following Java dependencies (automatically downloaded by `lineInstall`):

- jline.jar (core LINE library)
- JMT.jar (Java Modelling Tools, for simulation)

These will be automatically downloaded when you run `lineInstall`.

Starting LINE
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Before using LINE in a MATLAB session, you must first initialize it by running `lineStart`. This script adds the necessary LINE folders to the MATLAB path.

.. code-block:: matlab

    lineStart

You need to run `lineStart` at the beginning of each MATLAB session where you intend to use LINE.

Verifying Installation
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To verify your installation, run:

.. code-block:: matlab

    lineStart
    model = Network('Test');
    disp('LINE installation successful!');