You will need admin privileges Step 1: Download and untar the binaries matching best your OS. cd / sudo tar xjvf UV-CDAT-1.0.0-[your OS here].tar.bz2 Step 2: For Mac and RH6 ONLY * Download the tarsal containing the version of QT UVCDAT has been compiled against * RedHAT6 cd / tar xjv qt-RH6-64bit-4.8.0.tar.bz2 * Mac double click the .dmg file and follow instructions Step 3: Start enjoying UVCDAT: * GUI /usr/local/uvcdat/1.0.0/bin/uvcdat * Command line You can run your old CDAT script via: First make sure your environment is set correctly: *) Bash users: source /usr/local/uvcdat/1.0.0/bin/setup_cdat.sh *) t/csh users source /usr/local/uvcdat/1.0.0/bin/setup_cdat.csh /usr/local/uvcdat/1.0.0/bin/python [your_scritp_name_here].py NOTE: On mac if you are using the vcs module you will need to start the scripts using "cdat" instead of python /usr/local/uvcdat/1.0.0/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/bin/cdat