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====== User Software :: CR-Tools :: Installing on Ubuntu 10.04 32 or 64bit ======

The following shows you how to install [[public:user software:CR-Tools]] on Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid Lynx) and Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat) in either 32 or 64 bit.

==== Prerequisites ====

The following Ubuntu packages need to be installed:

  * g++
  * gfortran
  * subversion 
  * python-dev 
  * zlib1g-dev 
  * flex 
  * libatlas-base-dev 
  * liblapack-dev 
  * swig 
  * bison 
  * libncurses5-dev
  * libfreetype6-dev
  * libpng12-dev
  * python-tk
  * python-pyfits
  * tk8.5-dev
  * fftw3-dev

for this you can just use the package manager.

<code bash>
sudo apt-get install g++ gfortran flex swig bison subversion
sudo apt-get install zlib1g-dev libatlas-base-dev liblapack-dev 
sudo apt-get install libncurses5-dev libfreetype6-dev libpng12-dev 
sudo apt-get install python-dev python-tk python-pyfits tk8.5-dev fftw3-dev
</code>

==== Installing CR-Tools ====

Now we are ready to install [[public:user software:CR-Tools]] itself.
First get the latest source code from the LOFAR USG Subversion repository.

<code bash>
svn co http://usg.lofar.org/svn/code/trunk lofarsoft
</code>

Then add the following line to your **.bashrc** or **.bash_profile**.

<code bash>
export LOFARSOFT=/path/to/lofarsoft
. $LOFARSOFT/devel_common/scripts/init.sh
</code>

Now bootstrap the build system.

<code bash>
cd $LOFARSOFT/build
./bootstrap
</code>

And compile [[public:user software:CR-Tools]].

<code bash>
make cr
</code>

Grab a cup of coffee and if all is well, in about 30 minutes you should have your very own working installation of [[public:user software:CR-Tools]].


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