Pda Documentation -- Installation of Pda on Linux and MacOsX

Installation of Pda on Linux and MacOsX

Open a terminal window.
Create a new directory where you want the Pda be installed, say $HOME/pda.
cd into the directory and unpack the archive from the cd using the following command, assuming CD-mount-dir stands for the directory where your CD drive is mounted (e.g., /mnt/cdrom on linux systems):
- for Linux:
  tar zxvfp CD-mount-dir/linux-gtk/Pda-x_x_x-linux-gtk.tgz
- for MacOsX:
  tar zxvfp CD-mount-dir/macosx-carbon/Pda-x_x_x-macosx-carbon.tgz
(substitute x_x_x with the current version number) You should see the files contained in the archive listed on the screen, while they are unpacked into the tool directory.
After completion of this operation, the installation is complete; the system can by launched by invoking the executable "$HOME/pda/Pda" (assuming you have chosen $HOME/pda as the tool directory).
You can call the executable either directly from the command line, make a desktop shortcut, or define an alias in your shell startup file. (e.g., alias pda=$HOME/pda/Pda in bournce shell-based environments).
See Section on how to get started with the Pda-tool.

Last updated: July 17, 2006
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Installation of Pda on Linux and MacOsX