In order to work with PDI, you need to install the software.
The only prerequisite to install the tool is to have JRE 8.0 installed. If you don't have it, download it from www.javasoft.com and install it before proceeding.
Following are the instructions to install the PDI software, irrespective of the operating system you may be using:
- Go to the Download page at http://sourceforge.net/projects/pentaho/files/Data Integration.
- Choose the newest stable release. At this time, it is 8.0, as shown in the following screenshot:
PDI on SourceForge.net
- Download the available zip file, which will serve you for all platforms.
- Unzip the downloaded file in a folder of your choice, as, for example, c:/util/kettle or /home/pdi_user/kettle.
And that's all. You have installed the tool in just a few minutes.
The version of PDI that you just installed corresponds to the Community Edition (CE) of the tool. The book, however, can be also used for learning to use the Enterprise Edition (EE). Excepting for minor differences if you work with repositories, most of the examples in the book should work without changes. Also, if for any reason you have to use a previous version of PDI, the good news are that most of the content explained here also applies to PDI 6 and PDI 7.
