From your command shell: The application can be started and used from whatever command shell is native to your operating system. On Windows, this is the DOS shell that you can open using the "Command Prompt" item under "Accessories" in your Start Menu. On Mac and Linux, the command shell can be opened using any "Terminal" or "Shell" application.

Note that on Windows Vista, LINA applications must be run as Administrator. This is done by right-clicking on the application icon or on the Windows Command Prompt and selecting "Run as Administator".

From the command prompt, simply type the name of the application in all-lower-case. For instance, if you have installed Nano-2.0.2.lpkg, you can start nano by typing "nano" at the command prompt.

To get help using a command line program, type its name followed by " --help", as in "nano --help".

On most Linux systems, in order to access your first LINA application from anywhere in the file system, you must log out and log back in or reboot your operating system. Later applications will be immediately accessible.

From your menu: Command line programs that run in a console window may be opened from the menu or applications area of your operating system. Simply find the menu item in the appropriate category, and click or double click to open. This will launch the application within the default terminal window.