Attached is a set of slides on Getting Started with QC, a simulation monitoring project.  It has instructions on getting started in using a terminal window, and downloading, compiling and running AraSim, the simulation program for the ARA project.  AraSim has moved from the SVN repository to github, and so now you should be able to retrieve it, compile it using:

git clone https://github.com/ara-software/AraSim.git
cd AraSim
make
./AraSim

It will run without arguments, but the output might be silly. You can follow the instructions for running AraSim that are in the qc_Intro instructions, which will give them not silly results.  Those parts are still correct.

You might get some const expr errors if you are using ROOT 6, such as the ones in the first screen grab below.  As mentioned in the error messages, you need to change from const expr to not.  A few examples are shown in the next screen grab.

If you are here, you likely would also want to know how to install the prerequisites themselves. You might find this entry helpful then: http://radiorm.physics.ohio-state.edu/elog/How-To/4. It is only technically applicable to an older version that is designed for compatibility with ROOT5, but it will give you the idea.

These instructions are also superceded by an updated presentation at http://radiorm.physics.ohio-state.edu/elog/How-To/38