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run jnlp files
run jar files
memory requirements
system requirements
if all else fails
See also the issues on the developers site

run jnlp files

Links to these files are listed under "executables" in the navigation area on the left of this page. These files are executed with Java WebStart. Some pro's and contra's:

run jar files

Links to these files are listed under "executables" in the navigation area on the left of this page. Once downloaded you can start them from a command line:
The c://... part depends on the location where you saved the files. The x.x part depends on downloaded version. Please note the direction of the slashes, even on windows: "/". You can drop en or replace it with a language of your choice. The supported languages are listed in the navigation area of this page, language support might be partial.

Though jar files are a special breed of zip files, it might not be wise to unzip. Occasionally a system does that automatically.

memory requirements

Large diagrams (or many changes) require a lot of memory as shown by the status bar. In case you need more than is assigned by default, you could try the command line:
which allows maximum memory usage of 1 Giga Byte.

system requirements

You'll need a Java runtime environment: JRE 1.5+

On linux (ubuntu) the default OpenJDK 1.6.0 prompts with
You could try
as explained on https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Java

if all else fails

A web start version that might not deny access but is less intuitive: bwViewer.jnlp

If the command "java -version" prompts with 1.4 and you hesitate to upgrade, you might try older versions bwpGrid.jar or bwViewer.jar they have a personal-use-only license.