- Open a terminal window.
- Create a new directory where you want Pda to 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
tar zxvfp CD-mount-dir/macosx-carbon/Pda-*x_x_x*-macosx-carbon.tgz
- After completion of this operation, the installation is complete; the system can by launched by invoking the executable
$HOME/pda/Pda (assuming you chose $HOME/pda as the tool directory)
- You can call the executable either directly from the command line,
make a desktop shortcut, or define an alias in your shell startup
file. (e.g.,
alias pda=$HOME/pda/Pda in bourne shell-based
environments).