What is in this Chapter¶

Leginon runs under both the Linux and Microsoft Windows Operating systems. However, the
current php-mrctool can not be installed on Windows which means mrc images can not be viewed
on the web. See the section on Possible Computer Set-up Configurations for details.

The many components for the Leginon system are divided into packages and need to be
installed separately. It has been integrated with several third party software packages that
are necessary for its operation. The installation documentation will describe how to set-up
Leginon and give hints as to how to install and set-up the necessary third-party software.
This documentation is not intended to support the additional, but necessary third-party
software.

There has been interest in installing Leginon under Mac OS X. While this is possible in
theory, we have not been successful in installing a fully functional system. The two main
problems are (1) compilation of php-mrctool from the pre-installed php and (2) wxPython on Mac
is unable to hide bitmap objects which makes Leginon graphical user interface difficult to
use.

See Installation Troubleshooting and the Leginon Forum searching for "install" if you run into problems.

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