Author: Jen Linton
Keywords: installing DITA Open Toolkit, Saxon XSLT processor, installing on Linux, CLASSPATH, CLASSPATH environment variable

# Installing Saxon on Linux

1. Enter the URL: http://saxon.sourceforge.net/
2. From Saxon: The XSLT and XQuery Processor page, scroll to find the heading Saxon-B 9.1
3. Select Download for Java. The SourceForge.net page opens with a list of download options.
4. Select any of the images to start the download. If Saxon does not appear to be downloading, wait a few minutes before selecting another image. You may have to select more than one image until you find one that works.
5. Download and unzip the Saxonb9-1-0-5.zip file and save it to a Linux home directory.
6. Add Saxon to your CLASSPATH environment variable

       export CLASSPATH=$CLASSPATH:${saxon_dir}/saxon9.jar:${saxon_dir}/saxon9-dom.jar

Parent topic: Installing the minimal package on Linux