To install the JVS.ZIP file, first create a "jvs" directory. Then copy JVS.ZIP into that directory. Recommended locations for jvs are: /usr/local/packages/jvs or /usr/local/jvs (any other location will require you to create an environment variable so that the software can find its various component files.) Download the JVS.ZIP file to your jvs directory and unzip it: unzip jvs The ZIP file only contains my download program, VSync, and an XML file listing which software projects you want. To download software to JVS use the VSync program in the bin directory. To simply check download status, run: bin/vsync To download a specific project, like FSCAN, run: bin/vsync FSCAN -download (answer yes to any questions it asks). FSCAN is only about 3MB. To download all projects, run: bin/vsync -download but be aware that the ATLAS and FSCANDATA projects contain several large sample data sets (660 MB, and 260 MB respectively). To update the VSync program itself you will need to run a separate copy so that it can overwrite bin/vsync. So try: cp bin/vsync . ./vsync -download At the initial installation you will probably need to turn on the executable file mode flag for program files (I keep meaning to fix this). Type: chmod 755 bin/* chmod 755 lib/FSCAN2/EXEC/* After projects have been installed, you can run VSync again at anytime to see if there are any updates. bin/vsync If files are flagged as old or missing, they will be updated if you run: bin/vsync -download To run fScan you may want to link it into a bin directory in your PATH, eg. ln -s bin/fscan /usr/local/bin or add the whole jvs/bin directory to your path (not necessary probably). fScan needs to be able to find its configuration file (jvs/lib/FSCAN2/config.txt). It should find it automatically if you have installed jvs at either: /usr/local/jvs or /usr/local/packages/jvs If you put it anywhere else you may need to create a FSCANHOME environment variable that points to the full path of your directory: jvs/lib/FSCAN2 JV