                 Installing CoolTalk for Unix

Overview
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Once you have verified that you meet the hardware requirements necessary
to run CoolTalk, and you have installed all of the required operating
system packages, you are ready to install CoolTalk. This document
outlines the steps necessary to install CoolTalk. The following topics
are discussed:

   * The distribution
   * The InSoft Package Format
   * Running the Install Script
   * MIME

The Distribution
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Untar the CoolTalk distribution for your platform into a temporary
location, such as /tmp using the command

   tar xvf name-of-archive.tar

The file will include a IPF package (discussed below) and and an
installer.

The InSoft Package Format
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The InSoft Package Format (IPF) is the means by which InSoft bundles its
software products for distribution. The IPF is identical on all
platforms, and makes it easy for users to perform multiplatform
installations of software components in a single step. It also enables
users to install specific software components or the entire product, and
contains information with which users can carefully manage the amount of
disk space they will use.

The IPF also provides version control features, and includes information
on each installable component that can easily be retrieved from within
the installation script.

The IPF and InSoft Package Installer provide users with an easy to use,
highly flexible means of installing InSoft software, enabling them to
perform first time installations or specific updates quickly and easily.

Running the InSoft Package Installer
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The InSoft Package Installer copies CoolTalk to your workstation and
configures it for conferencing. To begin installation of CoolTalk,
make sure that you are in the directory where you have extracted
CoolTalk and follow these instructions.

Run the installer...

      # ./install.sh

When the Installer is launched, a title screen will appear giving you
some basic information on the installation process. After you press the
enter key, the Installer searches the directory for packages that can be
installed on your workstation. When the Installer has located the
available packages, you will be asked to choose your installation
location. Follow the prompts to complete the installation.

MIME Support
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If you wish to setup CoolTalk for use with mime extensions to allow
users to use their Netscape browser to place CoolTalk calls, run the
script "mailcap.sh" from the bin directory of the freshly installed
CoolTalk. This will add the 'x-conference/x-cooltalk' mime type.
