Thank you for your interest in PowerTerm for Linux.

INSTALLATION

In order to proceed with the installation you must have the shell script:

  ptDDMMYY.sh (where DDMMYY is day, month, and year)

copied to your hard drive, and be logged on as root. The shell script can be 
obtained on the CD or extracted from the zip file provided to you. To become 
root from another account, use the su command from the shell prompt. To 
extract the shell script from the zip file, use the unzip command or the 
utility of your choice. Please contact your local system administrator or 
linux support person if you need help extracting the shell script and/or 
becoming root.

There are several ways to install PowerTerm.  If you are running either KDE
or GNOME, you can easily click on the install script file, which has the .sh 
extension.  This will usually be PowerTermInstall.sh or PowerTermInstEval.sh.

KDE

Under the System menu, launch the File Manager (Super User Mode) and 
change to the directory you've extracted the files to.  Click once on the 
shell script.  After a few seconds, the graphical installer will start.

GNOME

Start Nautilus and change to the directory you've extracted the files to.  
Click once on the script file, the installer will launch.

COMMAND LINE

PowerTerm can be installed from the command line as well. From the shell 
prompt change to the directory where you placed PowerTermInstEval.sh.
At the prompt enter the following command:

   ./ptDDMMYY.sh

If you recieve an error and you are logged on as root, enter the following 
command:
 
   /bin/sh ptDDMMYY.sh

The command should launch a graphical installer, and then you can proceed 
with the installation by following the instructions as indicated.
