Freud Installation Instructions

  1. Pick a directory in which to extract the files, move the downloaded file to this directory, and change your current working directory to this directory.
  2. Extract the installation files by typing: zcat | tar xvf - where is the name of the downloaded file. For instance, if you have a Sun running Solaris 1.x, you would type: zcat freud.sun4.os4.tar.Z | tar xvf -
  3. Type: ./Install and answer the questions.

    Install asks you where you want the freud binary and library files to be installed. This must be a different directory than the directory in which the extracted files are stored.

    Note: There is a bug in the currently released version of the Install script that can cause problems if you are using the Bournes shell or the Korn shell. Edit Install and add the following line after the #!/bin/sh line:

    PWD=`pwd`

    Once the Install script has completed, you may delete the directory in which you extracted the files.

  4. Once the installation is completed, add the directory containing the freud binary to your search path. If you are using the C shell: set path = ( $path) or in the Bourne or Korn shell: PATH=:${PATH}; export PATH
  5. You can now run freud by typing freud