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This section outlines the basic steps involved in the installation process. There are two ways of installing
dstool, reflecting the two different ways that workstation software are typically used. The first assumes
that a single user will work with the dstool program and that this user alone requires access to the
source, library and utility files. In the discussions that follow, we shall refer to this setup as the
single-user configuration. The second assumes that multiple users will want to define and investigate
different dynamical systems. In this multi-user
environment, most of the files of dstool are stored
in one location, but each user establishes a directory in which they keep the source and executable files
that pertain to the systems which that individual is studying. Later sections contain more detailed descriptions.
The following is a brief overview of the installation steps:
- 1.
- Check installation requirements.
- 2.
- Create a directory for dstool.
- 3.
- Edit .login and .cshrc files to set environment variables and include
the directory containing dstool in your search path.
- 4.
- Transfer the dstool distribution file from media or archive server into the
directory and extract the installation files using the UNIX tar facility.
- 5.
- Run the installation script install_dstool. Follow the instructions
on the screen.
- 6.
- Change permission on dstool files and subdirectories, if required, to restrict
or enable access by other users.
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