You can install Tabatha as-is, but commands will run as the user executing
the program.  Typically, it is more useful for Tabatha execute commands as
root.

--1-- Installing on Mandrakelinux or RedHat

Mandrakelinux and RedHat uses can use consolehelper for this task.
Running:
# make install
will install tabatha in /usr/sbin, and instruct consolehelper to run it with
root privileges.  This way, the user will not have to enter a password, which
is useful for tablet PC's, etc.

--2-- Installing on distros without consolehelper

Other distros will probably have to use sudo.  Do not use make install.
Execute: 
# cp tabatha /usr/bin
# mkdir /usr/share/tabatha
# cp *.xml /usr/share/tabatha/

You can then configure sudo to execute Tabatha with root privileges, either
with or without prompting for a password.  Man sudo my friend.

--3-- Configuring Tabatha

To select an alternate config file:

$ su
# ln -s /usr/share/tabatha/tc1100.xml /etc/tabatha

To create your own configuration file, see README for format.  Your file can
reside at /etc/tabatha, or it can reside anywhere else if you provide a symobic
link to it at /etc/tabatha.

