| Re: Linux installation problems.. [message #65859 is a reply to message #65858] |
Tue, 24 March 2009 07:54   |
Nigel Wade
Messages: 286
Registered: March 1998
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Jean H. wrote:
> Hi,
>
> ok, I now have a fresh install of Ubuntu 8.10 (yes, I had a wonderful
> week-end full of recovery disks and tech support phone calls.. arg!)
>
> I downloaded the latest Envi+IDL (4.6 - 7.0.8) and installed it. I got
> no error message, just good messages. Surprisingly, the Installation
> guide talks about selecting a directory, choosing to install the license
> etc, but I had basically no choice (accept or quit). Anyways, I can see
> that all files have been copied, the links have been created. I have
> added the proper line to my .bashrc file...
>
> now, at the command line, whatever I type (idl, idlde, envi,
> ittlicense), I always get the same error:
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> jean@ubuntu:~$ idl
> exec: 617: /usr/local/itt/idl708/bin/bin.linux.x86/idl: not found
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> jean@ubuntu:~$ find /usr/local/itt/idl708/bin/bin.linux.x86/idl
> /usr/local/itt/idl708/bin/bin.linux.x86/idl
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> funny he!
> Does anybody have any idea of what I (or ITT...) could have done wrong?
> If it helps, I am on a 64bits machine..
The above executable is the 32bit IDL. The 64bit version would be in
bin.linux.x86_64. Have you installed a 32bit execution environment? (I don't
use Ubuntu so I've no idea what's required for that).
Otherwise try downloading and installing 64bit IDL.
--
Nigel Wade
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