System Requirements

• gnu/linux operating system.
  
  
• bash shell. Version 2.05 was used in development on a Slackware 8.1 install. Currently using Version 3.00.16 in maintaining code .
  
  
• bc... gnu arbitary precision calculator not always included in some distributions. It is freely available off the net. This does all the non-integer calculations that bash can't handle.
  
  
• processor....a 200 Mhz laptop was used in development so speed is not a requisite. Currently a 400 Mhz desktop is employed as a governor to ensure that bloat doesn't infect the development of this programme.
  
  
• memory ...any would be nice. As long as the bash shell can cram itself in to it
  
  
• hard disk space....miniscule.
  
  
• grep,sed,gawk and other gnu tools that are freely available
  
  
• text editor eg., vi,emacs,joe ... to view text reports . Reports up until payrollBash 1.06 have been limited to plain text. This will now be corrected through the use of OpenOffice.org.2.1 and Mozilla
  
  
• Optional: OpenOffice.org.2.1 :-from payrollBash 1.06 p30 reports are available to be viewed in the OOo spreadsheet Calc.The recovery of Statutory Payments is automatically calculated on the spreadsheet so that the total NI and Tax payable for each month/quarter is clearly shown.
  
  
• browser eg.......... lynx,links,Mozilla ... to access payrollBash's manual . Future development of payrollBash from 2007 will be aiming to take advantage of Mozilla's XUL and javascript for report presentation
  
  
  
  

Additional requirements adopting "server" option .

• apache web server
  
  
• browser eg.......... Mozilla,Konqueror,any graphic enabled browser on networked workstation using any other operating system .... to communicate with linux server.Mozilla will be targeted as the preferred browser in future development as it offers strong scripting opportunities. NON graphic browsers like lynx will not work.