The following instructions describe how to install Geant4 using pre-compiled source using this CD under Linux. The instructions were written using RedHat 9 with gcc 3.2.2.
First choose a location to install Geant4, e.g.
mkdir /scratch/tonyj/Geant4 cd /scratch/tonyj/Geant4/
Now unpack the pre-compiled version of Geant4. For example, assuming you have the cdrom mounted as /mnt/cdrom you can use the commands:
tar -xvzf /mnt/cdrom/Geant4.5.2/pre-built/Linux/Geant4.5.2.p02-rh9-gcc3.2.2.tgz
Finally you need to set some environment variables
cd Geant4 source setup-geant4.csh
Or if you are using bash
cd Geant4
source setup-geant4
All done! You can now continue with the installation exercise.