| installing idl6.0_se + ubuntu GNU/Linux [message #47999] |
Mon, 27 March 2006 01:02  |
rkombiyil
Messages: 59
Registered: March 2006
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Dear list members,
If this is OT then I apologise. I had my motherboard crash recently,
and so I am trying to reinstall IDL 6.0 student version on a machine
running ubuntu, a debian based GNU/Linux. I read some earlier threads
re:problems with ubuntu(missing libstdc++ files in /usr/lib) and
installed them.. I am hardpressed for time, trying to get ready for a
research meeting. So I'd appreciate if anyone can gimme some quick
pointers/advice, else I would have to spend time reading IDL's install
scripts and check on porting binaries from RH to Debian based
environments and kernel/compiler compatibility etc.. I should mention
that I have installed and used IDL 6.0_se on a Debian box with kernel
2.4.32 without any problems.
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My environment: Ubuntu (Debian based distro) breezy, kernel
2.6.12-9-386
libc6:2.3.5-1ubuntu1 (ubuntu specific) Besides, I have installed all
the necessary libstdc++ versions mentioned in some previous threads
here.. here is what I did:
sudo mount /usr/scd0 /cdrom
sudo sh /cdrom/xinstall.sh
then the xinstall window pops up, I enter YES to accept RSI license
and then the installer throws me to the "select options" page and I
chose:IDL program files, Demos, Manuals, Java bridge, Wavelet toolkit
and
High res maps. The platform was selected by installer correctly as
linux-X86and when I press Install button, I get the error:
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Script not found
The script /usr/local rsi/idl_6.0se/bin/post_unpack was not found.
There maybe errors setting up the environment.
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I could create the directory, but nothing is copied into the
directory. I do have write permission to /usr/local/rsi
What is going on? Why am I unable to unpack the tarballs inside the
install cdrom? Should the newer kernel matter? All that matter should
be the gcc and
the libc6 version and such? Shouldn't they be backward compatible? I
have even installed the older versions of libs. Or is it a problem of
incompatibility of binaries?
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Any advice/pointers to solve this quickly (speed --> the speed of
light) would be much appreciated..
TIA,
Raj
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| Re: installing idl6.0_se + ubuntu GNU/Linux [message #48123 is a reply to message #47999] |
Tue, 28 March 2006 03:16  |
tdaitx
Messages: 5
Registered: July 2005
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Hi!
This problem is hitting me since 6.1 as far as I remember. It may be
because I decided to stick with non-supported linux distros as
slackware or ubuntu, but, hey, this problem is really a pain.
You have 2 ways to solve this, the hard and the easy way (if anybody
asks, my way is whatever works).
The easy one is as someone already said to run "xinstall.sh -NOGUI".
But once I got a cd that didn't have the no_gui folder (can't remember
if it was a beta) and to get everything up and running I had to unpack
all the packages by hand using "tar xzf" for each required .tz package
in the install dir. To "install" IDL in a linux distro one have to
unpack at least base1.tz, base2.tz, linux_x.tz (or the 64bit version
linx_x64.tz), and xi_lin86.tz. Be sure to "cd" to /usr/local/rsi or
whatever path you want to install idl to before unpacking, or use the
tar option "-C /usr/local/rsi".
Regards,
Tiago
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| Re: installing idl6.0_se + ubuntu GNU/Linux [message #48127 is a reply to message #47999] |
Mon, 27 March 2006 23:58 |
bressert@gmail.com
Messages: 8
Registered: February 2006
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hello,
I don't know if this will help, but from my own experience has been
done in my case.
use ubuntu dapper 5
downloaded installer for IDL 6.2 from rsi website
followed installation instructions provided on website
When I did all these steps I had IDL working on the ubuntu system with
no errors. I have read on the internet for many people that trying to
install with the CD is a mess. This could be a possible solution. I am
not sure, but when you download the IDL program from the RSI website
you can use your student information into the registration file. In
your case though with 6.0 to 6.2 I would imagine you have to upgrade.
Good luck!
Eli
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