QCad User Reference Manual

# 4 Starting a QCad Session

## Windows Operating Systems

Start QCad by selecting it from the Start menu or by double-clicking on it in Explorer.

## Linux / Unix Operating Systems

If you installed QCad from an RPM package or an other distribution specific package, you can launch QCad from the console by typing:

qcad &

If QCad can not be found in the search path, you have to change to the directory where you've installed QCad first and launch QCad from there:

cd /home/tux/qcad
./qcad &

## Mac OS X Operating System

Double-click on the QCad application icon in Finder.