Install:

---------- SIMPLEST ------------

download and run the installer:

aliview.install.run

(this is a executable archive that will copy the files to the /usr/home/bin/ and /usr/share, and will also install a .desktop link to the start-menu on compatible systems)

- after downloading you will likely need to change the execution rights of the install file:
chmod +x aliview.install.run 

- install by issuing command: 
sudo ./aliview.install.run 

(most likely you need to sudo the installation, if you don't have super user rights to the system see below)

- start the program with command:
aliview (this is a sh-script that will execute java -jar aliview.jar)

-----*** ALTERNATIVE (as non super-user) ***-----

1. Download the archive aliview.tgz and extract it into a folder of your choice
2. Run program from this folder by issuing command ./aliview from the terminal (this is a sh-script that will execute command java -jar aliview.jar)

NOTE: If you are running Linux, consider upgrading to Java 8, there is a significant improvement in drawing speed since it is using Linux built in XRender. 
Installation is very simple (1 minute) - Java 8 installation instructions for Ubuntu/Debian/OpenSuse/RedHat