Installation and the System

• How do I get PVM?
• How do I get documentation?
• How do I get updates to the software?
• What is the most recent version of PVM?
• What versions of PVM are interoperable?
• What do I have to type to install PVM?
• I get errors when building the PVM release
• What does PVM_ROOT do?
• What are ``machine architectures''
• How do I apply patches
• What should I tell my new users about using PVM?
• Machines at my site share a single /tmp directory
• Can I have two different versions of PVM on the same machine
• How do I start PVM?
• What are these files in /tmp?
• What do I call the host file?
• Hostfile defaults aren't getting set
• Hostfile options aren't taking effect
• What does ``speed'' in the machine configuration mean?
• How do I read the on-line manual pages?
• How do I shut down PVM?
• Does PVM use shared memory?