Ensure that you have been provided or have downloaded the correct ZIP file version for your operating system. All file names will include both the Operating System (along with whether the file is 32 or 64 bit), and the software version.

At this time, Esferico ltd. have released desktop versions of Pergamon MU for Windows (v7.1 SP1 onwards), MacOSX, and Linux. See the bottom of this document for minimum specifications.

This version of the Pergamon Mu application has been provided in a conventional Zip file format and without an installer. As Pergamon does not require special information to be written into the operating system (e.g. Registry entries), there is little to no advantage in providing an installer and may actually hinder the install process.

1. Download the installation file (as discussed above) – the link should have been provided either with your order confirmation, or directly from Esferico ltd. by email, but may also be available from clearly marked download archives on the Esferico website.
   
   
2. Move the file to where you want to install the software – you may wish to place it under the ‘Program Files’ directory of Windows (the conventional place for final installed applications), or place it in another separate directory. Location is irrelevant to Pergamon – it will run from any location that you choose, including USB flash drives.
   
   Remember however, that Pergamon needs to have write-permissions to the database. Depending upon how your have your O/S configured, it may be better to place the installation away from Program Files.
   
   
3. Extract everything from the ZIP file. A new directory will be created called ‘Pergamon’.
   
   
4. If you have been provided with a separate pre-licensed database (this will happen usually only if you have had a database conversion from previous software), download it now using the provided link and copy the extracted file (with a .sqlite suffix) into the same Pergamon directory.
   
   
5. If copied correctly, this directory will now contain only three entries: PergamonMu (a folder), pergamon.sqlite (the database file) and resource (a folder).
   
   
6. To run the software, enter the directory called ‘PergamonMu’. Here, either:
   
   a. Double-click the file here called ‘PergamonMu.exe’ – this will start the application this time only, or;
   
   b. Right-click on the file and select ‘Create Shortcut’. This will create a shortcut icon in this directory, but which you can then drag-and-dropped onto your desktop for ease of repeated access at a later time.