2025-Sep-17

Current version is 17.2.1-IR

It was compiled on Ubuntu 16.04.7 LTS 
with kernel 4.15.0-239-generic and with g++ version
   g++ (GCC) 14.2.0

To run the installation script and gid's launching script, 
the Bash shell, should be present in the system.
Please install it from your favourite package manager, 
for instance, Synaptic package manager in Ubuntu or YaST2 in SUSE.

If you find some problems you can contact us in:

    http://www.gidsimulation.com

* Installation of GID using tar.xz: (for all systems)

- Create a directory where the GiD package should be.
  It can be everywhere.
    For instance: in /usr/local/lib/gid

  NOTE: if we want to use an old version GiD directory,
        we better rename it:
        For instance: 
            mv /usr/local/lib/gid /usr/local/lib/gid-old

- Copy the file gid???.tar.xz inside this directory.

- Uncompress this file and untar it:
        # gzip -cd gid???.tar.gz | tar -xvf -
        xz -cd gid???.tar.xz | tar -xvf -
        # or
        tar -Jxvf gid???.tar.xz

- Run gid directly with the command 'gid' or './gid'

- Run 'desktop_icons install' to create the GiD menus for the window manager and the desktop icon

- Create an alias, or put the directory into the variable 'path',
  so that, the script './gid' can be executed everywhere.

- If a password is asked when executing 'gid', send a mail with
  all the information the window prompts to one of these adresses:
                
         gid@cimne.upc.edu

  or check the password page on the GiD web site:

         http://www.gidsimulation.com

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You can get access to the online help throught the menu Help. The help
contents is in HTML format an can be found at
info/en/html-version/gid_toc.html file.



