From Emergent

• Note: These instructions have been tested on Kubuntu Edgy, Feisty and Gutsy. Add your version here if they work there also!
• Note: An Installation log indicating what you should see after you add our repository is available.

How to install Emergent on Kubuntu

You first need to enable your system to see our repository. First become root by typing sudo su into terminal, and then paste this code:

#!/bin/bash
cat >> /etc/apt/sources.list <<Emergent

#Repository for Emergent
deb http://grey.colorado.edu/apt binary/

Emergent

Note: If you are using Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon 7.10 (Not Feisty, Not Hardy, just Gutsy), you also need to comment out the first line of /etc/apt/sources.list by adding a # to the beginning of the line. The line should begin with cdrom and tells Kubuntu to look for packages on the installation media. You can alternately just insert the Kubuntu DVD.

You're now ready to Install Emergent. Just run these commands:

apt-get update
apt-get install emergent

If you haven't already configured your system to instruct the linker to look for emergent's libraries in /usr/local/lib, here's a script you can paste into the terminal that takes care of it. If you are still the root user, you should become your regular user first by typing exit:

cat >> ~/.bashrc << Emergent

export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/lib

Emergent
source ~/.bashrc

How to start Emergent

From the command line, just type emergent. From the KDE menu, click on Edutainment > Miscellaneous > Emergent. From the Gnome menu, click Education > Emergent.

How to upgrade

First become root by typing sudo su in the terminal, and then enter the following commands:

apt-get update
apt-get install emergent-*

If you run into any problems, first uninstall emergent, and then try reinstalling it. If that doesn't fix it for you, feel free to ask for support.

How to uninstall Emergent

Enter this command:

sudo apt-get remove emergent