### SAOImage DS9 Installation Instructions

> > Solaris / Linux Installation

> > DS9 for Solaris and Linux is a self contained application and does not require any installation procedures or support files.
> > 1. Download DS9. This is a gzip'ed tar file.
> > 2. Use the following command line to extract DS9:
> > `$ gzcat ds9.<port>.<version>.tar.gz | tar -xvf -`
> > 3. Move the DS9 executable into a directory in your path.

> > MacOSX

> > There are versions of DS9 for 10.4 (Tiger) and 10.5 (Leopard)

> > 1. Download DS9 for MacOSX. This is an universal application that contains binaries for both PPC and Intel Macs. Drag to your Applications folder.

> > Darwin

> > There are versions of DS9 for 10.4 (Tiger) and 10.5 (Leopard). Darwin is only recommended for experienced users of unix and linux. For other users, we recommend DS9 for MacOSX.
> > DS9 Darwin requires X11. DS9 for Darwin is a unix executable and must be run from the command line of a Terminal window.
> > 1. Download DS9 for Darwin. This is a gzip'ed tar file.
> > 2. Open a Terminal window.
> > 3. Use the following command line to extract DS9:
> > `$ gzcat ds9.darwin<arch>.<version>.tar.gz | tar -xvf -`
> > 4. (Optional) Move the DS9 executable into a directory in your path.

> > Windows 7/Vista/XP

> > 1. Download DS9 for Windows NT/2000/XP. This is a WinZip.exe install file.
> > 2. Execute the install file. DS9 will be installed by default in `C:\Program Files\ds9`. It will contain two files, the DS9 application and cygwin.dll.
> > 3. To run, go to `C:\Program Files\ds9` and double click on the DS9 icon.