1. download vis5d from ftp://ftp.ssec.wisc.deu/pub/vis5d-5.2
2. copy libnetcdf.a to vis5d/src folder
3. make linux-x
4. download vis5d-data.tar.Z
5. test installation:
./vis5d LAMPS.v5d
add path to bashrc: export PATH=$PATH:/vis5d-5.2