Processing doesnt open

  • That’s b/c Java, like most apps, has an installer!
  • An installer also registers its app and puts it as an entry on the Control Panel\Uninstall section.
  • Processing doesn’t have any of it!
  • The whole uninstall steps for Processing is 100% manual.
  • B/c Processing isn’t “officially” considered installed in both Windows & Linux, the OS might deny it access to some system folders.
  • And %ProgramFiles% is itself a protected system folder.
  • Although Processing can be dumped in %ProgramFiles% folder, it’s safer to do it elsewhere IMO.