• Download the BioQuant virtual machine image (*.ova) from its project page;
• Download the VMware player from its offical site;
• Open the BioQuant virtual machine image (*.ova) in VMware player, and then power on the VM when the import is complete (right click the virtual machine image listed on the left, then select the Power On option) ;
• Log into the operating system hosted by the virtual machine image (i.e., CentOS) with:
  • username: guest
  • password: APC2200
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• Invoke BioQuant:
  • Right click on the desktop of the hosted operating system;
  • Left click on the popup menu item: Open Terminal;
  • In the terminal, enter the command: BioQuant, and then press enter key on the keyboard;
  • With all steps above, BioQuant will be invoked for further deployment.
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Tips: with the virtual machine image powered on, there are two operating systems available as follows, 

• the original operating system (e.g., windows, OS X); and
• the hosted operating system (i.e., CentOS)

and the focus of keyboard and mouse pointer can be switched between these two operating systems as follows,

• Double click the desktop of hosted operating system (i.e., CentOS) - change the focus to the hosted operating system; and,
• Press Ctrl+Alt (simutaneously press the Ctrl key and Alt key on the keyboard) - return the focus to the orignial operating system.