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| + | These tips apply only to the educational license of COVISE, and cover only the Linux version of it. | ||
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| + | * Create an account for the COVISE installation, e.g., "covise". | ||
| + | * In /etc/passwd set the default shell for this account to /bin/tcsh. | ||
| + | * Download COVISE for your Linux distribution from the [http://www.hlrs.de/organization/av/vis/covise/support/download/ HLRS download page]. | ||
| + | * Follow the installation instructions on that web site. | ||
| + | * Once installed, run "opencover" to see if it was successful. You should see a black window with the COVER menu. | ||
| + | * At this point you can only use COVISE's built-in menus. In the following steps we're going to add the ability to compile custom plug-ins. | ||
Revision as of 11:44, 2 July 2009
COVISE Installation Tips
These tips apply only to the educational license of COVISE, and cover only the Linux version of it.
- Create an account for the COVISE installation, e.g., "covise".
- In /etc/passwd set the default shell for this account to /bin/tcsh.
- Download COVISE for your Linux distribution from the HLRS download page.
- Follow the installation instructions on that web site.
- Once installed, run "opencover" to see if it was successful. You should see a black window with the COVER menu.
- At this point you can only use COVISE's built-in menus. In the following steps we're going to add the ability to compile custom plug-ins.
