RIKTEXT Installation Instructions
RIKTEXT is available for PC-Linux, and Windows. The installation process differs for each.
Linux Installation
The linux installation consists of the following steps:
- Create a directory named riktext ("mkdir riktext")
- Download the file from the data-miner.com website to directory "riktext"
and save as "riktext.tgz"
- Type "tar -xvzf riktext.tgz"
- Add the directory "riktext" to your path
Windows Installation
The windows installation consists of the following steps (most of them require
the user to type commands in either a command-prompt or MSDOS-prompt window):
- Create a directory named riktext ("mkdir c:\riktext")
- Download the file from the data-miner.com website to c:\riktext and save
as "installriktext.exe".
- Type "cd \riktext" and run installriktext.exe by typing "installriktext".
- Add directory "\riktext" to your path and set environmental variable LFN to
y.
- Windows 9x: edit autoexec.bat using "notepad c:\autoexec.bat"; add
"c:\riktext;" to the PATH line. (Alternative: add new line
"PATH c:\riktext;%PATH%" at the end of the file).
Also add new line "set LFN=y" (enables long file names). A single space follows
the words "PATH" and "set". These lines should contain no additional spaces.
- Windows NT/2000/XP: click on the System icon in Control Panel
(in XP, its in the "Performance and Maintenance" category), then on the
Advanced tab click "Environment Variables", then click "Edit" to add
"c:\riktext;" (no spaces) to the environmental variable PATH. Create the
environmental variable LFN and set it to a value of y.
Notes: The RIKTEXT program is run from an MS-DOS (or command-prompt)
window. The path and environment changes may not take effect until the next login or restart. A disk other than c: may be used.
Verifying the Installation
If the installation was successful, the user should be able to type the
command "riktext" without arguments in any directory and get usage
instructions (as shown in the documentation). If, instead, a
"command not found" message is obtained, make sure that the riktext directory
has the program (check for the file "riktext" or "riktext.exe"), that the
program's executable permission is switched on, and that the path variable is
changed and has taken effect.
Cleaning Up
Following successful installation, the following files may be deleted or moved
to backup storage:
- For Linux: riktext.tgz
- For Windows: installriktext.exe