INSTALL.txt

Installing MobileSim
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To install on Linux from a Debian/Ubuntu package
(mobilesim_0.9.8_i386.deb)
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1. Use dpkg to install MobileSim in /usr/local/MobileSim, and place symbolic
links in /usr/bin etc.:
  sudo dpkg -i mobilesim_0.9.8_i386.deb

2. If dependencies are missing, install them using apt-get.

3. To uninstall later, use apt-get:
  apt-get remove mobilesim




To install on Windows
(MobileSim-0.9.8.exe
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Run the installer program, and follow the steps.  To uninstall later,
run the "uninstall" program in Program Files -> MobileRobots -> MobileSim,
or use Add/Remove Programs in the System preferences.



To build and on Linux or Mac OSX from a source package
(MobileSim-0.9.8.tar.gz) 
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1. Unpack the .tgz file using tar:
  tar xzf MobileSim-0.9.8.tar.gz
  cd MobileSim-0.9.8

2. Read README.src.txt:
  less README.src.txt

3. After setting up any neccesary dependencies as described in README.src.txt,
build MobileSim:
  make

4. If desired, use 'make install' to install MobileSim in /usr/local/MobileSim:
  sudo make install

Otherwise, set a MOBILESIM environment variable to your
MobileSim-0.9.8 build directory.