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 VariCAD Release Notes
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*System Requirements
*General Notes
  Changing working directory
*Distributions Notes
  Mandriva Linux, Mandrake 10.1
  SUSE 10.1
  OpenSUSE 10.2, 10.3
  Ubuntu 7.04
*Download
*Install, Upgrade and Uninstall
  Pre-installation Instructions
  Installation Instructions
  Upgrade from previous versions
  Uninstallation
  Post-installation Instruction
*Feedback and Bug Reports
	

== System Requirements ==
  True Color(24/32bit) mode and hardware support of OpenGL are always required. 

  XOrg 6.9 or later
  glibc 2.4 or later
  libstdc++6 libraries
  OpenGL libraries
  XServer supporting OpenGL (extension GLX).
  Pentium III
  512MB RAM, HDD 100MB
  32MB graphic card with hardware support of OpenGL graphics 

== General Notes ==
  Running VariCAD in KDE environment is recommended.  
  We recommend installation of the latest NVidia / ATI drivers.
  There are known issues on .bmp file output with old ATI cards.
  To adjust dialog fonts in VariCAD, use "stf" command.
  = Changing working directory
    If you want to change your working directory, start VariCAD with a parameter 
    -askworkdir. When starting VariCAD next time, you will be asked to define a 
    path to your working directory. When changing the path settings are not being 
    copied - implicit settings are applied.

== Distribution Notes == 

  = Mandriva Linux 2005, 2006, 2007 =
    VariCAD is not added into the menu. It is necessary to start it from 
    console using a command 'varicad', or it is possible to create a shortcut
    manually.
		
  = SUSE 10.1 = 
    Be sure you don't use XGL Xserver.	 
			
  = OpenSUSE 10.2, 10.3 = 
    Be sure you don't use composite window manager (Beryl, Compiz Fusion, XGL Xserver).

  = Ubuntu 7.04 =
    If you cannot see any printers in your system, you can resolve it as follows:
    Solution #1:
    Change settings of CUPS in the following way:
    In /etc/cups/cupsd.conf change the line Printcap /var/run/cups/printcap 
    to Printcap /etc/printcap
    Then restart the printing subsystem.

    Solution #2:
    Create a link by using the command: sudo ln -s /var/run/cups/printcap /etc/printcap
  
== Download ==
  VariCAD system is available to the public at http://www.varicad.com/download.phtml

== Install, Upgrade and Uninstall ==
  = Pre-installation Instructions =
    Check free disk space (100MB) under directory /opt.

  = Installation Instructions =
    Debian package: dpkg -i varicad2008-en_1.02-2_i386.deb
    RPM package: rpm -i VariCAD_2008-en-1.02-2gcc41.i386.rpm
	

  = Upgrade from previous versions =
    If you upgrade from v.7.3, delete /home/.../cfg/ and paths.con in your home 
    directory.
    If you upgrade from v.8.1., delete paths.con.

    Debian package: dpkg -i varicad2008-en_1.02-1_i386.deb
    RPM package: rpm -U VariCAD_2008-en-1.02-1gcc41.i386.rpm
   	
  = Uninstallation =
    = RPM based distributions = 
      rpm -e VariCAD_2008-en

    = Debian =
      dpkg -r varicad2008-en
      or (including the license)
      dpkg -P varicad2008-en

  = Post-installation Instruction =
    Simply run varicad in your home directory. 

== Feedback and Bug Reports ==
  Completing the following form: http://www.varicad.com/feedback.phtml, you can
  contribute valuable input and influence future software development of VariCAD.
  You can also send us an email to: support@varicad.com.