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<div class="title">Installing TinyOS 2.0.2</div>
-<div class="subtitle">Last updated 30 July 2007</div>
+<div class="subtitle">Last updated 14 Feb 2008</div>
<p>If you already have a 1.x tree or an existing 2.x tree, you are better off
following the <i>upgrade</i> instructions at
-<a href="upgrade-tinyos.html">upgrade-tinyos.html</a>. There are two ways to install
+<a href="upgrade-tinyos.html">upgrade-tinyos.html</a>. There are several ways to install
TinyOS. The first way is to install a live CD that gives
you a virtualized Linux with a complete TinyOS install. Note that since
this is on a CD, you can't modify anything; you can, however, make
- a LiveUSB device to use as your TinyOS install. The second way is to
+ a LiveUSB device to use as your TinyOS install. The second way is
+ to a Ubuntu-based virtual machine directly on your hard drive. The final way is to
install TinyOS on your host operating system. When installing
on a host operating system, you can either use a debian package
repository or manually instally with RPMs.</p>
+ <p>Of the four options, installing a VM image is simplest.
+ Using a Live CD lets you try out TinyOS without installing it on your
+ drive. Debian packages are the simplest and best way to install TinyOS
+ on your host operating system. RPMs are mostly a stand-by for RedHat
+ or other Linux distributions, as well as Windows/Cygwin users. If you
+ are using Cygwin, we strongly recommend using a VM image, unless you
+ are completely unfamiliar with UNIX tools such as editors (xemacs, vi)
+ and the shell,
+
+ <h1>One-step install with a VM Image</h1>
+
+ The most <A HREF="http://www.tinyos.net/scoop/section/Releases">current instructions</A> on
+ how to install the VM image are on <A HREF="http://www.tinyos.net">www.tinyos.net</A>.
+
<h1>One-step Install with a Live CD</h1>
<p><a href="http://toilers.mines.edu/Public/XubunTOS">Download a
provided by the Toilers group at the Colorado School of
Mines.</p>
+
+
<h1>Two-step install on your host OS with Debian packages</h1>
<p>If you are running a version of Linux that supports Debian packages, then
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