To compile Sword Installmgr first Sword must have been compiled. See the instructions for Sword.
Find the file libsword.so, Sword probably installed it to /usr/local/sword/lib unless you customized the installation.
In order that Sword Installmgr (and also BibleTime) can find this shared library open a text editor and add /usr/local/sword/lib to the end of /etc/ld.so.conf.
Now you are ready to compile Sword Installmgr.
CD to your Sword source and open the directory .../sword/apps/X11/InstallMgr. Now in a shell do:
ldconfig ./configure make su make install
Now in a shell as root (su) you can run installmgr by typing /usr/local/bin/installmgr.
If this was successful, there are two options for loading text modules into Sword.
Options -> Manage remote sources -- Connect to Crosswire by modem and download sword documents and modules from the crosswire repository. This is a feature that has not yet been ported to Linux® and UNIX®.
Options -> Local Path -- If you have unzipped sources, point this to your local module repository. The local repository may be on a local or networked hard drive, or the Sword CD mounted on a local or networked CD ROM drive. All of the available modules will be displayed, and may now be installed.
Sword CD's can be obtained from the Crosswire Bible Society