This is a customized Mallet repo (ie it has a dataset in the sample-data directory, a Dockerfile, and run_mallet.sh helper script to make Mallet easier to begin using for certain CDS workshops...

1.) Install Docker Desktop https://www.docker.com/products/docker-desktop/

As of January 2024 the System Requirements for Docker Desktop are: macOS INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR macOS
Monterey (version 12) or later
4GB RAM

Windows INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR WINDOWS

• WSL version 1.1.3.0 or later.
• Windows 11 64-bit: Home or Pro version 21H2 or higher, or Enterprise or Education version 21H2 or higher.
• Windows 10 64-bit:

  • We recommend Home or Pro 22H2 (build 19045) or higher, or Enterprise or Education 22H2 (build 19045) or higher.

  • Minimum required is Home or Pro 21H2 (build 19044) or higher, or Enterprise or Education 21H2 (build 19044) or higher.
    Turn on the WSL 2 feature on Windows.

LINUX INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR LINUX

• UBUNTU, DEBIAN, FEDORA 64-bit (x86_64 AMD64 CPU)
• 4GB RAM
• KVM virtualization support.
• QEMU must be version 5.2 or later. We recommend upgrading to the latest version
• systemd init system.
• Gnome, KDE, or MATE Desktop environment.
• Enable configuring ID mapping in user namespaces
• Recommended: Initialize pass for credentials management.

2.) Start Docker by opening Docker in your Applications folder (the Docker icon should appear in your Dock and or menubar)

1.) Download the zip file located at: https://github.com/ccarvel/dockermallet/releases/download/cds-custom/mallet-202108_cds-custom.zip

Let's assume you are downloading to your Downloads folder

2.) Once downloaded, open your Downloads folder and double-click mallet-202108_cds-custom.zip

This will create a new folder in your Downloads folder: ~/Downloads/mallet-202108_cds-custom/ The tilde ~ is a placeholder/shortcut for the path on your computer equal to /Users/youruserid/, thus ~/Downloads is the same as saying /Users/youruserid/Downloads

3.) From this point, let's start using the Terminal by using the keyboard shortcut: ⌘+spacebar and typing Terminal and pressing Enter/Return or clicking the Terminal icon

4.) To enter the ~/Downloads/mallet-202108_cds-custom folder within Terminal, type:

cd ~/Downloads/mallet-202108_cds-custom

5.) Let's confirm your folder has the necessary files and folders by listing its contents with the command:

ls -lah

Which should give you something similar to this this output:

drwxr-xr-x@   25 userid  staff   800B Aug 30 13:02 .
drwx------@ 1976 userid  staff    62K Aug 30 12:48 ..
-rw-r--r--@    1 userid  staff    14K Aug  3 18:15 .DS_Store
-rw-r--r--@    1 userid  staff   133B Jun 12  2021 .gitignore
-rw-r--r--@    1 userid  staff   320B Jun 12  2021 .travis.yml
-rw-r--r--@    1 userid  staff   1.5K Aug 30 13:02 CDS-README.md
-rw-r--r--@    1 userid  staff   1.4K Jun 12  2021 CHANGELOG.md
-rw-r--r--@    1 userid  staff   1.2K Aug  3 15:32 Dockerfile
-rw-r--r--@    1 userid  staff    11K Jun 12  2021 LICENSE
-rw-r--r--@    1 userid  staff   3.5K Jun 12  2021 Makefile
-rw-r--r--@    1 userid  staff   3.8K Aug 30 13:03 README.md
-rw-r--r--@    1 userid  staff    27B Jun 12  2021 _config.yml
drwxr-xr-x@   16 userid  staff   512B Jun 12  2021 bin
-rw-r--r--@    1 userid  staff   4.0K Jun 12  2021 build.xml
drwxr-xr-x@    3 userid  staff    96B Aug 18  2021 class
drwxr-xr-x@    9 userid  staff   288B Aug  3 11:13 data
drwxr-xr-x@    4 userid  staff   128B Aug 18  2021 dist
-rw-r--r--@    1 userid  staff   562B Aug  3 10:54 docker-compose.yml
drwxr-xr-x@    5 userid  staff   160B Aug 18  2021 lib
-rw-r--r--@    1 userid  staff   8.9K Jun 12  2021 pom.xml
-rwxr-xr-x@    1 userid  staff   177B Aug  3 15:08 run_mallet.sh
drwxr-xr-x@    7 userid  staff   224B Sep 11 09:42 sample-data
drwxr-xr-x@    3 userid  staff    96B Jun 12  2021 src
drwxr-xr-x@    9 userid  staff   288B Jun 12  2021 stoplists
drwxr-xr-x@    3 userid  staff    96B Jun 12  2021 test

6.) With Docker running, you can proceed to start Mallet using the helper script run_mallet.sh:
./run_mallet.sh
(If you receive an error trying to use the run_mallet.sh script, try running the command
chmod +x run_mallet.sh
and then try running ./run_mallet.sh again).

This script runs two commands...
The first to build the Mallet image is the same as running:
docker build -t mallet .

And the second command uses docker to run the image as a container:
docker run -v /${PWD}/sample-data:/usr/local/mallet/sample-data -it --name malletcds mallet bash

You should see docker build Mallet and bring you into the container that holds the Mallet application and your data directory (similar to below):
root@a96847ae08ff:/usr/local/mallet#

The sample-data directory in your ~/Downloads/mallet-202108_cds-custom folder is where you will want to add the texts you wish to analyze and model--
This sample-data directory at ~/Downloads/mallet-202108_cds-custom/sample-data is a linked directory located within the container at: usr/local/mallet/sample-data

From here you can enter Mallet commands as instructed.

To run Mallet from the container, which should initially place you at /usr/local/mallet/ you will type bin/mallet and whatever additional flags and commands you wish to use...
eg bin/mallet import-dir --input sample-data/foldernamewithyourfiles/ --output tutorial.mallet --keep-sequence --remove-stopwords