On 2011-04-15, at 9:09 AM, Jackie Lighten wrote: > > - > > Hi, > > I apologize, but I am a total Linux beginner and, with the MIRA instructions > presuming knowledge of basic Linux, I can’t get the program up and running. > I have unpacked the download, in Ubuntu, but have no idea how to copy the bin > folder to $PATH variable, and execute the program. > > Can someone please provide me with an idiots walk thru of the installation > and running of MIRA? Assuming you have sudo access. Type: 1. sudo mv mira_directory_containing_binaries /usr/local/bin 2. sudo emacs -nw /etc/profile 3. add the line "export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/bin/mira_directory_containing_binaries/bin" (w/o quotes) somewhere 4. hit Ctrl-x, Ctrl-c to save. Type yes 5. type "source /etc/profile" 6. invoke mira's progs. I would do the same with the mira-3rd party tools. HTH John