Getting FreeM.

Source Code

FreeM can be downloaded via secure HTTP (recommended), or anonymous FTP.

Direct download links for source tarball below.

Once you have successfully built and installed FreeM, further information on using and administering your chosen release is available in The FreeM Manual 0.61.2.

FreeM 0.61.2 source code (.tar.gz format)

• FreeM 0.61.2 Release Notes

• Download via HTTPS (recommended)
• Download via anonymous FTP

These downloads are the easiest option for obtaining and running FreeM.

Once the FreeM Prerequisites are installed on your system, launch your preferred terminal emulator and type the following commands:

    $ tar zxf freem-0.61.2.tar.gz
    $ cd freem-0.61.2
    $ ./configure
    $ make
    $ sudo make install
    $ sudo fmadm configure
    

Prerequisites

You will need several software tools installed in order to build and run FreeM. Mandatory prerequisites are marked with *.

When installing from a source tarball

• GCC 2.95.3 or newer*
• GNU make*
• GNU binutils*
• GNU texinfo (for online documentation)
• GNU readline with development headers (highly recommended)

On Debian-based GNU+Linux distributions, these can be installed with $ sudo apt install build-essential. For other distributions, please consult distribution-specific documentation.

For older UNIX systems, you may need to build the GNU toolchain (gcc, binutils, GNU make) yourself.