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Revision 7 (Neil Voss, 05/12/2010 09:36 AM) → Revision 8/26 (Neil Voss, 05/12/2010 09:37 AM)

h1. Install supporting packages 

 Install any missing prerequisite supporting packages by following the instructions for your specific Linux distribution. 

 For example, SUSE users can use YaST to install them; RedHat and CentOS users can use @yum@, Debian and Ubuntu uses @apt-get@.  

 We highly recommend using pre-built binary packages to install the programs. Installing from source can quickly become a nightmare! See also the previous page, [[Instructions_for_installing_CentOS_on_your_computer]] for Red Hat based systems. 

 h3.    Required supporting packages: 

 |_.Name:|_.Download site:|_.yum package name|_.SuSE rpm name| 
 |Python 2.4 or newer| "http://www.python.org":http://www.python.org|python|python-devel| 
 |wxPython 2.5.2.8 or newer| "http://www.wxpython.org":http://www.wxpython.org|wxPython|python-wxGTK| 
 |MySQL Python client 1.2 or newer| "http://sourceforge.net/projects/mysql-python":http://sourceforge.net/projects/mysql-python|MySQL-python|python-mysql| 
 |Python Imaging Library (PIL) 1.1.4 or newer| "http://www.pythonware.com/products/pil/":http://www.pythonware.com/products/pil/|python-imaging|python-imaging| 
 |Python XML module 0.8.3 or newer| "http://pyxml.sourceforge.net":http://pyxml.sourceforge.net|PyXML|python-xml| 
 |NumPy 1.0.1 or newer| "http://www.scipy.org":http://www.scipy.org|numpy|numpy| 
 |SciPy 0.5.1 (tested, others may work)*| "http://www.scipy.org":http://www.scipy.org ,    "http://repos.opensuse.org/science":http://repos.opensuse.org/science *|scipy|python-scipy| 


 h3.    Scipy/Numpy 

 * SciPy may not build from source properly on some versions of SuSE due to an incompatible LAPACK package that comes with SuSE. You can get scipy as well as a compatible LAPACK etc. from http://repos.opensuse.org/science (need to specify your SuSE version and machine etc.) 

 You can test your numpy and scipy install with their build in test functions: 
 <pre> 
 python -c 'import numpy; numpy.test(level=1)' 
 python -c 'import scipy; scipy.test(level=1)' 
 </pre> 

 Numpy is more stable should be successful. Expect to see lots of errors with scipy. 

 h3.    Mac OS X 10.6: 
 You can successfully install all of these packages on a Mac by downloading DMG files and clicking on the install programs 

 # First, start by downloading the @Mac OS X Installer Disk Image@ a newer version of python (v2.6 recommended) from http://python.org/download/ http://python.org and install the newer version of python 
 # Download numpy and scipy DMG files from http://sourceforge.net/projects/numpy/files/ and http://sourceforge.net/projects/scipy/files/ 
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