Note that these instructions only apply if you're using a source code version. If you have a binary version, it should be installed like any other package for your distribution.

Before compiling, take a look at the compiler requirements and make sure you have downloaded at least the code and data packages OR the big all-in-one package.

Now you need to unpack, configure, compile and install them:

$ tar xjvf boson-all-0.13.tar.bz2
$ cd boson-all-0.13
$ mkdir build
$ cd build
$ cmake ..
$ make
$ su
# make install

$ tar xjvf boson-code-0.13.tar.bz2
$ cd code
$ mkdir build
$ cd build
$ cmake ..
$ make
$ su
# make install

$ tar xjvf boson-data-0.13.tar.bz2
$ cd data
$ mkdir build
$ cd build
$ cmake ..
$ make
$ su
# make install

$ tar xjvf boson-music-0.13.tar.bz2
$ cd music
$ mkdir build
$ cd build
$ cmake ..
$ make
$ su
# make install

After you've done it, Boson should be installed! Happy playing!