Installing tkDerm and associated softwares

tkDerm works on Windows, Macintosh (OS X 10.4 or later on PowerPC or Intel architecture) and Linux operating systems. In general, a modern Unix-compatible platform should be able to run tkDerm.

Windows

The Windows versions that had received specific testing at the time of release include Windows XP Home Edition and Windows Vista Home Premium. If Tcl/Tk and PostgreSQL are running, it is probable that tkDerm works on other Windows versions such as Windows 2000 or later. For PostgreSQL to work properly, it is advisable to use NTFS as file system. tkDerm will not work on Windows 95/98/Me because PostgreSQL will not run on these older Windows versions.

Macintosh

The Macintosh opertiong systems that were tested as installation platform include Mac OS 10.4 Tiger(powerpc) and 10.5 Leopard(intel). tkDerm will work on other Macintosh versions if Tcl/Tk and PostgreSQL are installed. It will not work on Macintosh OS 9 or earlier because of PostgreSQL incompatibility.

Linux

It is confirmed that tkDerm works on Vine Linux 4.1. Any Linux distribution should be able to run tkDerm.

In this chapter, some software packages that are required to run tkDerm are introduced and the way of installing these software is explained. Windows is used as an example, and platform-specific issues are referred when necessary.