Linux Packages#

Red Hat/CentOS 7#

Setup#

Enable the Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux (EPEL) repositories.

Activate the yum repository for the version of Mantid you require by downloading the appropriate repository configuration file and saving it to /etc/yum.repos.d:

Installation#

Install the version of Mantid you require with:

  • stable release: yum install mantid. Installs to /opt/Mantid

  • nightly build: yum install mantidnightly. Installs to /opt/mantidnightly

Run#

To run MantidWorkbench:

  • stable release: /opt/Mantid/bin/mantidworkbench

  • nightly build: /opt/mantidnightly/bin/mantidworkbench

Ubuntu#

Setup#

Enable the mantid prerequisites PPA:

sudo apt-add-repository ppa:mantid/mantid

Add the mantid signing key to your key chain:

wget -O - http://apt.isis.rl.ac.uk/2E10C193726B7213.asc | sudo apt-key add -

Activate the apt repository for the version of Mantid you require by running:

  • stable release: sudo apt-add-repository "deb [arch=amd64] http://apt.isis.rl.ac.uk $(lsb_release -c | cut -f 2) main"

  • nightly build: sudo apt-add-repository "deb [arch=amd64] http://apt.isis.rl.ac.uk $(lsb_release -c | cut -f 2)-testing main"

and force an apt update:

sudo apt-get update

Installation#

Install the version of Mantid you require with:

  • stable release: apt install mantid. Installs to /opt/Mantid

  • nightly build: apt install mantidnightly. Installs to /opt/mantidnightly

Run#

To run MantidWorkbench:

  • stable release: /opt/Mantid/bin/mantidworkbench

  • nightly build: /opt/mantidnightly/bin/mantidworkbench