To install sash, first you must get a copy of the sash distribution. Using FTP (or your WWW browser), go to the CS lab's FTP site (URL ftp://ftp.cslab.vt.edu/). From there, go to /pub/local/tools. Alternatively, you can go to the McB 118 lab and find the files in /CS/1206.
You should find the following three files:
sash-2.05-README sash-2.05.tar.gz sash-2.05.tgz
The first is the README file with directions on how to install. The second is the complete distribution of sash including source code if you want to look into this. The third is just the executable for installing sash directly onto your machine. To install this one (sash-2.05.tgz), go to the directory containing the distribution. (If you put it on your floppy, mount the floppy and "cd" to the directory containing the distribution. See the CS1206 FAQ for mounting the floppy.) You must be "root" to do the following installation. From the directory containing the sash distribution, just type
tar -zxpf sash-2.05.tgz -C /usr/local
Finally, do the following and you should be all set:
cd / mkdir sony chmod 777 sony rehash
Warning! Notice that the filenames above are NOT legal DOS filenames. If you copy these files to a DOS floppy without changing the names yourself, they will be somewhat different. Just change the command shown above to what "ls" tells you is the name of the file on the floppy.