My description of the steps to get the Genealogical DNA Analysis Tool (GDAT) working on Linux
- Download the ZIP file for your distribution's architecture. ex. "64 bit"
- In a terminal navigate to your "Downloads" directory.
- Extract the file using your preferred archiving tool into your PATH. ex. unzip
unzip 'Linux 64 bit.zip' /home/$USER/.local/bin- Navigate to the binary.
cd /home/$USER/.local/bin/Linux\ 64\ bit/Genealogical\ DNA\ Analysis\ Tool/- Make the binary executable.
chmod +x Genealogical\ DNA\ Analysis\ Tool/- Create a Softlink to easily run the executable from the terminal.
ln -s /home/$USER/.local/bin/Linux\ 64\ bit/Genealogical\ DNA\ Analysis\ Tool/Genealogical\ DNA\ Analysis\ Tool /home/$USER/.local/bin/gdat- Run from the terminal and detached if the link is located within $PATH.
gdat &- Simply changing the name of the binary will result in an error.
- Tested on Debian 11.3 Stable requiring no additional dependencies.