SAM 2023.12.17 for Linux

In Linux, the .run file is a self-extracting archive. By default it installs in /home/SAM/ or /opt/SAM/.

Linux Installation Instructions

1. After the download finishes, open a terminal window and go to the Download folder:
   cd [path/to/Downloads]
2. Add execute permissions to the file:
   chmod u+x ./sam-linux-2023-12-17-r2.run
3. Run the installer:
   ./sam-linux-2023-12-17-r2.run
4. When the installer finishes, to run SAM (note the path name does not include -r2):
   cd [path/to/SAM/2023.12.17]
./SAM

If you are having problems after installing SAM with text being unreadable, try changing the text size to normal in the operating system's accessibility settings, or changing the text scaling in the display settings.