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| linux:sudo [2017/06/28 09:37] – [Software installation tips] jansen | linux:sudo [2024/06/18 07:25] (current) – jansen |
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| - Cut and paste from a ''HOWTO'' found on the internet. Possible pitfalls: | - Cut and paste from a ''HOWTO'' found on the internet. Possible pitfalls: |
| - the ''HOWTO'' is for a different type of Linux. Anything containing ''apt-get'' will not work on Fedora / RedHat anyway, since apt is the Debian/Ubuntu package manager. Package names are probably also different. (this is the most frequently encountered case in our ''sudo'' logs) | - the ''HOWTO'' is for a different type of Linux. Anything containing ''apt-get'' will not work on Fedora / RedHat anyway, since apt is the Debian/Ubuntu package manager. Package names are probably also different. (this is the most frequently encountered case in our ''sudo'' logs) |
| - the ''HOWTO'' may be ancient, eg asking to upgrade the ''gcc'' compiler to version 3.x, whereas we have version 5.3 at the moment, so such a misplaced downgrade might actually break big parts of the system, should you have succeeded. | - the ''HOWTO'' may be ancient, eg asking to upgrade the ''gcc'' compiler to version 3.x, whereas we have a much newer version at the moment, so such a misplaced downgrade might actually break big parts of the system, should you have succeeded. |
| - the software is already installed. Really, we try to do a good job to install everything needed for computations in astronomy, physics and mathematics. Including (most frequent case) all prerequisites for running MPI applications (OpenMPI and MPICH); [[http://www.amusecode.org|AMUSE]] or [[http://casa.nrao.edu|CASA]]. So try running your programs before trying to install them, or look here in our wiki for documentation on what is already installed. | - the software is already installed. Really, we try to do a good job to install everything needed for computations in astronomy, physics and mathematics. Including (most frequent case) all prerequisites for running MPI applications (OpenMPI and MPICH); [[http://www.amusecode.org|AMUSE]] or [[http://casa.nrao.edu|CASA]]. So try running your programs before trying to install them, or look here in our wiki for documentation on what is already installed. |
| - many install notes explain how to install a package system-wide, even if there are ways to install it just for yourself, which is probably what you want anyway (see below for tips and details) | - many install notes explain how to install a package system-wide, even if there are ways to install it just for yourself, which is probably what you want anyway (see below for tips and details) |
