• gcc (incl. c++)

UBUNTU

sudo apt-get install gcc

openSUSE

zypper install -y gcc gcc-c++ make

• zlib (dev)

UBUNTU

sudo apt-get install zlib1g-dev

• ncurses (dev)

UBUNTU

sudo apt-get install ncurses-dev

openSUSE

sudo zypper install ncurses-devel

1. clone this repo with:

   git clone https://github.com/vtsuperdarn/RSTLite.git

requires you to install git (RECOMMENDED)
OR
download the repo as a zip file

2. check .profile.bash and make sure OSTYPE and SYSTEM are set to 'linux' if using Linux or 'darwin' if using MacOS

3. execute

   ./install.sh

4. reset your terminal or open a new one

5. rejoice

6. OPTIONAL: you can create a link to it with a nicer name, eg /rst or ~/rst like so

   sudo ln -s /path/to/rst /rst

7. more rejoicing

If any updates are released, and you installed with git, then you can update by going to the folder where the RST is installed and executing

git pull origin master