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John, I received word that your license update has been completed. Here is the information for GEMPAK/N-AWIPS version 5.4: machine: ftp.unidata.ucar.edu login: gbuddy passwd: XXXXXX I have in my records that you were interested in running under Linux. You can download the linux binary distribution from the directory: ~gbuddy/nawips-5.4/binary/linux/gempak5.4_pl8_linux.tar.gz Since you have time constraints, that might be the best way to go initially. To build from source: download the file: nawips-5.4/gempakupc_pl8.tar.gz Patch level 8 is the most recent tar file distribution. You will need f2c and gcc, and Motif (usually must be bought separately for Linux). For either of the above cases, Unpack the tarfile in a clean directory. Eg for the binary distribution, gunzip -c ~gbuddy/nawips-5.4/binary/linux/gempak5.4_pl8_linux.tar.gz | tar xvf - In the top level directory, edit the Gemenviron file and define the NAWIPS environmental variable to be the top level directory you unpacked the distribution in. Once you have edited the Gemenviron file, source the contents in your csh with "source Gemenviron". You will need to have each account that runs GEMPAK source the Gemenviron file. More information on Installing GEMPAK is found on the gempak WWW pages at: http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/packages/gempak/GEMPAK5.4/release_notes.html GEMPAK uses a default visual of 8 bit pseudocolor. You must have that configuration. Alot of PC's use a 24 bit default visual... so you might need to configure that on your end. You will probably want to sign up for the various email lists, especially for being notified about software updates and data stream changes/outages. You can register for email lists at: http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/mailing-list-form.html Steve Chiswell