// press alt-f2 and type in 'gnome-terminal'
// in the terminal, run the following commands, you will need interweb:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install python-pygame python-imaging subversion
cd ~/Desktop
svn co svn://svn.dai5ychain.net/IX/code IX
// this will download the IX code from the subversion repository to the
// desktop. in there are all the files. you can test ixterm like so:
cd ~/Desktop/IX
./ixterm_test.py
// if you need to automagically update the IX src for bug fixes:
cd ~/Desktop/IX
svn update