| Installing IDL 5.3 under Windows [message #30175] |
Thu, 11 April 2002 08:58  |
Alex Schuster
Messages: 124
Registered: February 1997
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I am often installing IDL on our Windows machines, because they are
being re-installed all the time. Sometimes it just works, sometimes I
have problems to change preferences a a normal user. I get the message
'Preferences are currently being shared and you do not have rights to
change them. If ypu need to blah blah, contact your sysadmin bla blah,
or give "Set value" access to the registry key:
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/Research Systems, Inc." and all its
subkeys.'
Well, I don't know how to do this, I can find it in regedit.exe, but no
idea how to give set value access. And I wonder why I have to do this
sometimes, and why it works the other day.
Am I the only one facing this problem?
Additionally, I currently get the messages "Access denied" and
"Configuration file is corrupted" twice directly after IDL is installed.
I also had this before, but ti did not seem to matter, and was gone
after I re-installed IDL again.
There are rumors that it helps to install it to C:\RSI instead of
C:\Program Files\RSI, or that you should not install it being logged in
as administrator, but via shift-right-mouse-button and 'Execute as...',
but I tried that and it does not seem to matter.
Going home now after four unsuccessful installs,
Alex
--
Alex Schuster Wonko@netcologne.de
alex@pet.mpin-koeln.mpg.de
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| Re: Installing IDL 5.3 under Windows [message #30261 is a reply to message #30175] |
Thu, 11 April 2002 16:54  |
Rick Towler
Messages: 821
Registered: August 1998
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In general, you should install software as an administrator on NT based
systems. It is also good practice to run the program once as admin but I'm
sure there are packages where this isn't the rule. I don't know about 5.3,
but I seem to remember IDL asking me if I want to share preferences between
users. Can you just say "No" to this question?
> If ypu need to blah blah, contact your sysadmin bla blah,
> or give "Set value" access to the registry key:
> "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/Research Systems, Inc." and all its
> subkeys.'
To set the permissions on reg keys you need to log in as admin and run
"regedt32.exe" (note the missing "i"). Find the key you need to change,
and then select "Permissions..." from the "Security" menu. You then set
permissions as you would for files or shares. At least on win2k...
> There are rumors that it helps to install it to C:\RSI instead of
> C:\Program Files\RSI, or that you should not install it being logged in
> as administrator, but via shift-right-mouse-button and 'Execute as...',
> but I tried that and it does not seem to matter.
I think these are just rumors. I have always installed in C:\Program Files\
and haven't seen these problems.
If you are re-installing so much, maybe you should create a golden copy of
your installs and use that to restore them in the future?
-Rick
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| Re: installing IDL [message #35421 is a reply to message #30175] |
Fri, 13 June 2003 22:39 |
R.Bauer
Messages: 1424
Registered: November 1998
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Tapuosi Lotoaniu wrote:
> Log in as root. Goto where file is located and type
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> gunzip idl_linux.x86.tar.gz
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> this will unzip your file. Then
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> tar -xvf idl_linux.x86.tar
All right but if you do
tar zxvf idl_linux.x86.tar.gz
both commands are combined in one.
(tar is explained best by info tar at the linux prompt.
If you use KDE you could also try to get help by
ALT+F2 then #tar
ENTER)
You'll find a routine xinstall. This is the install program.
As root you have to type ./xinstall
(If you have setup sudoers you be able to call it with your user account by
sudo ./xinstall)
I am sure there is a readme or install in the tarball too which explains all
necesarry steps.
best regards
Reimar
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> What happens next depends on whether the file is the install binary or
> source codes. If the former then the above command will untar most
> likely just one file locally to the directory where idl_linux.x86.tar
> is located. In that case type the name of the untar file at the
> prompt. You may have to type ./ before the file name. If however its the
> source codes then above command will create a
> linux directory and untar the files into it. In this case go to this
> directory and read all readme, install and config files on how to compile
> and install the IDL source files.
>
>
> On 13 Jun 2003, Steve wrote:
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>> dear all,
>> I have just downloaded IDL for my linux os, and I would like to
>> install it (I have root access).
>> I am new to linux and IDL :-(
>> The file is idl_linux.x86.tar.gz and it is in my /home/steve
>> Is there any one so kind to drive me ste by step in installation
>> procedure?
>> Thank a lot, cheers!
>>
>>
--
Forschungszentrum Juelich
email: R.Bauer@fz-juelich.de
http://www.fz-juelich.de/icg/icg-i/
============================================================ ======
a IDL library at ForschungsZentrum Juelich
http://www.fz-juelich.de/icg/icg-i/idl_icglib/idl_lib_intro. html
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| Re: installing IDL [message #35423 is a reply to message #30175] |
Fri, 13 June 2003 18:38 |
Tapuosi Lotoaniu
Messages: 9
Registered: June 2003
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Log in as root. Goto where file is located and type
gunzip idl_linux.x86.tar.gz
this will unzip your file. Then
tar -xvf idl_linux.x86.tar
What happens next depends on whether the file is the install binary or
source codes. If the former then the above command will untar most
likely just one file locally to the directory where idl_linux.x86.tar
is located. In that case type the name of the untar file at the
prompt. You may have to type ./ before the file name. If however its the
source codes then above command will create a
linux directory and untar the files into it. In this case go to this
directory and read all readme, install and config files on how to compile
and install the IDL source files.
On 13 Jun 2003, Steve wrote:
> dear all,
> I have just downloaded IDL for my linux os, and I would like to
> install it (I have root access).
> I am new to linux and IDL :-(
> The file is idl_linux.x86.tar.gz and it is in my /home/steve
> Is there any one so kind to drive me ste by step in installation
> procedure?
> Thank a lot, cheers!
>
>
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