GRASS Installation

[Markus Neteler]

 > 	I've downloaded GRASS 4.2 and unzipped it into my own Linux box 
> which uses SuSE 6.2.  all of the files and folders look as though 
> they are alright.  I've created two folders one is in /grass and the 
> other in /usr/local/grass4.2.  This is so that I can hack one of them 
> around and leave the other intact.
> 
> 	I've read the installation instructions but they a little bit vague 
> for first time users.  How do I get the program to start up ?  Do I 
> have to alter the Grass4.2 executable to get it to go ?
> 
 
Hi Richard,

personal recommendation: Get GRASS 4.2.1 or GRASS 5beta...
There is an installation instruction available.
Here is the site:
  http://www.geog.uni-hannover.de/grass/

Best regards

  Markus