This tutorial demonstrates how to download Webnucleo's distribution of wn_sparse_solve. It assumes you are in a Linux or Unix environment. If you are using a different operating system, please adjust the following instructions as appropriate.
Create a Modules Directory
If you do not already have a modules directory, create one. An appropriate location might be ~/modules, so type
cd ~
This gets you to your home directory. Now type
mkdir modules
This command creates a modules directory under your home directory.
Download the Tarball
Download the gzipped tarball for this release from the downloads page. Place the tarball in your ~/modules directory.
Extract the Distribution
You now need to unzip the tarball. To do so, type
gunzip wn_sparse_solve_x.tar.gz
where x is the version number of the release you downloaded. For example, if you downloaded wn_sparse_solve_0.1.tar.gz, type
gunzip wn_sparse_solve_0.1.tar.gz
Now extract the distribution by typing
tar xvf wn_sparse_solve_x.tar
where again x is the version number you downloaded. The result should be the directory structure seen in the module overview.
You may wish to clean up your ~/modules directory. To do so, type
rm wn_sparse_solve_x.tar
