1.Install Tcl/TK for your platform if it is not already installed. Tcl/TK can be downloaded for FREE from http://www.scriptics.com. If you are not the system administrator for your location, contact your system administrator for assistance.

2.Download The OpenVerse software.

3.Uncompress The OpenVerse program with the following command...

zcat OpenVerse.tar.gz | tar -xvf -

NOTE, ON UNIX SYSTEMS, THE OpenVerse PROGRAM IS INTENDED TO BE INSTALLED IN A CENTRAL LOCATION. A UNIQUE HOME DIRECTORY WILL BE CREATED FOR EACH USER AS ~/.OpenVerse. It is suggested that you install the OpenVerse dir in /usr/lib and make a symbolic link from /usr/lib/OpenVerse/OpenVerse.tcl to /usr/bin/OpenVerse. this would be done with the following command.

ln -s /usr/lib/OpenVerse/OpenVerse.tcl /usr/bin/OpenVerse

If you wish to install the program in some other directory be sure to edit the OpenVerse.tcl program and change the "set MV(libdir)" line within the "platform unix" section to a value which suits your system.

4.Run the OpenVerse.tcl program and click connect! thats it, just type to chat, you will learn it's features over time.