2.2 UNIX/Linux

The UNIX/Linux installation is provided as a gzipped tarball (e.g. vida2_1 -redhat-9.0-i586.tar.gz). The first step is to create the directory where VIDA will be installed (e.g. /usr/local/openeye). Next, move the installation file to that directory and then gunzip and untar the file using the following commands:

gunzip vida2_1 -redhat-9.0-i586.tar.gz
tar xvf vida2_1 -redhat-9.0-i586.tar.gz

This will create a VIDA2 directory with all of the appropriate files in it. To run VIDA, enter this directory and call:

./vida2.

This directory can also be added to the PATH environment variable so that vida2 can be typed anywhere to launch the application.

To uninstall VIDA, simply remove the directory in which the application is installed. Nothing else is required.