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Kicad binaries exists for Linux and Windows (XP, 2000)
Files (schematic, boards, libraries) created on both systems are totally compatibles.

Installation form archives:
There are 2 files (both in .zip or .tgz format)
kicad-yyyy-mm-dd.zip and doc_components.zip (Windows XP and 2000; Window 98 not tested)
or
kicad-yyyy-mm-dd.tgz and doc_components.tgz (Linux )

kicad-yyyy-mm-dd contains all the kicad files but component documentation.
component documentation is the pdf archive wich contains *many* datasheets
for schematic components (thes datasheet are viewable from eeschema)

First users: install kicad-yyyy-mm-dd, and doc_components.
Updates: installing kicad-yyyy-mm-dd is generally sufficient.

Update on a file per file basis:
You can update files from the directory kicad, on kicad server ftp://iut-tice.ujf-grenoble.fr/cao/.
An ftp manager (Filezilla, gftp) can easily download the new files only.
It is the fastest way.


Untar or unzip kicad-yyyy-mm-dd
	- this will create the kicad tree in the current directory.
And install the documentation components (pdf files):
	- In kicad/library, untar or unzip doc_components.tar or .zip

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**  Windows Install: **
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Goto C:\ or D:\ (or other prefered directory).
Examples are for an install on C:\.
Unzip kicad.zip
You must have created c:\kicad.
In kicad\library, unzip doc_components.zip
Windows executables are in c:\kicad\winexe.
The main program is kicad.exe and from it you can run other programs
(schematic, pcb, utilities: cvpcb, gerbview and other) )
I suggest you create a shortcut to c:\kicad\winexe\kicad.exe


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**  Standard Linux Install:   **
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You do must have libc.so.6 (do not work with the old libc.so.5)
You must be "root".
goto /usr/local
Untar kicad.tgz : tar zxvf kicad.tgz (ou unzip kicad.zip)
In kicad/library, untar doc_components.tgz (or unzip doc_components.zip)
The main program is /usr/local/kicad/linux/kicad
Users can copy the shortcut /usr/local/kicad/linux/kicad.desktop
in <user home directory>/Desktop and use it to run kicad.

3D modeler wings3D:
(Usefull only if you plan to create 3D shapes for Printed board modules)
Archive and doc files (Linux and windows ) are in ../kicad/wing3d
goto www.wings3d.com to have more details.
Pcbnew use the exported files in wrml (.wrl) format from wings3d (not the native .wings format).

Documentation:
Currenty only in french.
"On line" in html format.
source files (200 pages) are in OpenOffice (www.openoffice.org) format.
Can be read, printed and/or modified with OpenOffice.
See files in kicad/help/doc_src/*

Kicad tree:
kicad/winexe: windows (XP et 2000 compatible) binaries.
kicad/linux: linux  binaries (Mandrake 9.2 and 10.0 tested,
	probably work fine for distributions who have an recent libc)
kicad/library: libraries for schematic
kicad/library/doc: documentation files for schematic components (.pdf)
	(readable from schematic if you have acrobat ou Xpdf)
kicad/modules: module libraries for printed boards.
	files *.mod are the libraries,
	and files *.brd are printed board you can see with pcbnew
	files *.brd show the existing modules (and 3D shapes) in libraries. 
kicad/modules/packages3d: many 3D shapes (.wrl et .wings format) for existing modules

kicad/demos: Usefull...
kicad/internat/xx: GUI dictionnaries for internationalization (i18n)
kicad/help/xx: On line help
kicad/help/xx/doc_src: Documentation (source doc, 200 pages) under OpenOffice.

Warning:
Do not change the kicad tree, or the location of binary files,
or kicad will **not** be able to found other kicad files (config files, libraries...)
