To compile and install Allegria under Linux, type the following commands: tar -zxf AllegriaYYMMDD (where YYMMDD is the version date) cd AllegriaYYMMDD qmake make (this step will take a while, and may produce errors if you have not installed all the required packages) ALLEGRIA_INSTALL_PATH="/home/your_user_name/directory_where_to_install_allegria" export ALLEGRIA_INSTALL_PATH Then, to run Allegria, type: cd $ALLEGRIA_INSTALL_PATH ./SpectrumExtractor or ./Allegria