Notes Installing Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

This is a work in progress, with personal notes on getting GSAS-II working on Ubuntu 14.04LTS started 7/23/14. N.B. this is a virtual machine running on a Mac under Parallels.

• Download ISO disk image from ​http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/thank-you?country=US&version=14.04&architecture=amd64

• Point Parallels to create a new OS from that image, use mostly standard options

• After install, take snapshot then use software updater to update all packages; reboot.

• Use top left icon, search for software, start Ubuntu Software Center app; search for and install
  • scipy (python-scipy)
  • wxtools (python-wxtools)
  • python-opengl
  • python-matplotlib
  • subversion
  • wx2.8-i18n -- skipping for now, lets see what happens

• Use ​​https://subversion.xray.aps.anl.gov/trac/pyGSAS/browser/install/bootstrap.py?format=txt to download bootstrap

• Find Terminal app and drag to toolbar

• Use Terminal to create G2 directory, move bootstrap.py there, cd there and type:

python bootstrap.py

installation starts

GSAS-II does not run due to incompatible binaries