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## Installing AbiWord on Solaris

Welcome to the community of AbiWord users!

The current version of AbiWord (0.7.9) should install and run properly one any Solaris 7 system with has a Sparc32 processor. AbiWord is available in both Solaris " pkg " format and gzipped tar format.

The Solaris "pkg " format installation is quite simple, and will be familiar to users of Solaris.

1. Download the distribution files ( abisuite.0.7.9.sparc32.SunOS.5.5.1.pkg.tar.gz , 2.6MB).
2. Copy the files to a directory writable by you and open the files:

       gunzip - c abisuite.0.7.9.sparc32.SunOS.5.5.1.pkg.tar.gz |
    tar xvf -

... or, if your tar command supports the ' z' flag:

       tar xvzf abisuite.0.7.9.sparc32.SunOS.5.5.1.pkg.tar.gz

Both these commands will create the directory `abisuite` .
3. Become superuser, and enter the command:

       pkgadd - d.  abisuite

4. By default, this will install AbiWord and supporting files to the `/usr/local/AbiSuite` on your hard drive. You will be given the opportunity to changes this if you wish.
5. You will also be given the option to create links to the executable in a common `bin` directory. By default, this is `/usr/local/bin` .
6. Please consult the README file for additional details.

The Tar files installation process is very simple.

1. Download the distribution files ( abisuite-0.7.9-SunOS_sparc32_dynamic.tar.gz , 2.6MB).
2. Copy the files to a directory writable by you and open the files:

       gunzip - C abisuite-0.7.9-SunOS_sparc32_dynamic.tar.gz | tar
    xvf -

... or, if your tar command supports the ' z' flag:

       tar xvzf abisuite-0.7.9-SunOS_sparc32_dynamic.tar.gz

Both these commands will create the directory `abisuite-0.7.9-SunOS_sparc32_dynamic` .
3. Change to that directory and become superuser.
4. Run the install script:

       /install.sh

5. By default, this will install AbiWord and supporting files to the `/usr/local/AbiSuite` on your hard drive. You will be given the opportunity to changes this if you wish.
6. You will also be given the option to create links to the executable in a common `bin` directory. By default, this is `/usr/local/bin` .
7. Please consult the README file for additional details.