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## 2. Installation

## 2.1 How to obtain Tuxtype

Tux Typing can be obtained from the Tux Typing homepage at http://www.geekcomix.com/dm/tuxtype/. There you can obtain source code and binary distributions of Tux Typing.

## 2.2 Requirements

(The following is a rough estimate, anyone care to test this software out and give me better numbers?)
Tux Typing requires a computer with the following hardware as a minimum:

- 200 Mhz Pentium class CPU
- 32 Megs of RAM
- 2 Megs Video RAM
- 80 Megs of Hard Drive space (if downloading the entire source code as well as installing binaries)
- Keyboard and Mouse

However, it is recommended that you have at least:

- 300 Mhz Pentium II clase CPU
- 64 Megs of RAM
- 4 Megs Video RAM
- 80 Megs of Hard Drive space
- Keyboard and Mouse

Tux Typing also requires the latest stable version of SDL: Simple Direct Media Layer library as well as SDL_Mixer and SDL_Image (also available from the SDL web-site).

## 2.3 Compilation and installation

In order to compile and install Tux Typing on your system, as root (superuser) type the following in the base directory of the Tuxtype distribution:

> `

>     % ./configure
>     % make
>     % make install

> `

Since Tux Typing uses

    autoconf

you should have not trouble compiling it. Should you run into problems please report them to the the author at Sam Hart

If you obtained a binary distribution of Tux Typing (eg, in a format such as RPM or DEB) then please consult your documentation on how to install such packages on your system.

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