This game is very simple to install and therefore does not require a separate installation program. Just follow these simple steps (you should print this page or make a bookmark right now though, just in case).

1. You must first download the file "ssol_linux_i386.tgz" to your computer. Save it to your home directory. Start downloading it now by clicking here .

2. When the download is finished execute these instructions from a shell prompt:

• cd ~
• tar xzf ssol_linux_i386.tgz

This should result in a new directory being created in your home directory called "sleepless-solitaire" containing some files and other directories. Inside you'll find these files:

File	Purpose
help.html	Helpful information View it in your favorite browser.
license.txt	Software license agreement for this game.
sdl	Information about SDL (which this game uses)
solitaire	The statically linked version of the game.
solitaire-dyn	The dynamically linked version of the game.
ssol	Support file
ssol-dyn	Support file
theme_plain	Support files
version.txt	Version information.

3. To run the game, you simply execute the command "solitaire" or "solitaire-dyn". The "solitaire" command is the statically linked version of the game. Using it consumes more system resources but is more likely to run on your system without having to install other libraries to support it.

The "solitaire-dyn" command is the dynamically linked version. It's smaller, consumes less system resources and is present so that Solitaire complies with the GNU license under which SDL is distributed. SDL is very cool. If you are a game developer, you should check it out. If you want to use the dynamically linked version and it doesn't "just work" when you try it, you may have to track down some other libraries in order to get it to work. Sorry, can't help you with that.

After verifying that the game is running correctly, you can delete "ssol_linux_i386.tgz". You don't need it anymore, unless you'd like to give it to a friend!

To uninstall the game, just delete the directory "~/sleepless-solitaire" from your home directory. The game never makes any modifications to your system, nor does it read or write to any files or folders outside of that directory, so there is no danger in simply deleting the directory whenever you choose.

That's all there is to it!