How to install the Linux binary releases of GRASS 6.4.x stable in gzipped tar format.
Use at your own risk.
Note: the x86_64 binaries will only run on 64bit CPUs (use 'uname -m' to
find out about your computer).
You can install and use GRASS 6.4.x in parallel to GRASS 7.x.
Installation:
- get the file
grass-6.4.0-x.distro_version.hw-bin.tar.gz
- get the installation script
grass-6.4.0-x.distro_version.hw-install.sh
from this directory
where
- x: binary_version
- distro_version: Linux distribution with version
- hw: is the hardware architecture of your platform (e.g. i586)
For installation, run the install script with --help option:
- sh grass-6.4.0-x.distro_version.hw-install.sh --help
or - ./grass-6.4.0-x.distro_version.hw-install.sh --help
Or without help, directly:
- sh grass-6.4.0-x.distro_version.hw-install.sh grass64-DD-MM-YYYY-arch-bin.tar.gz
or
- ./grass-6.4.0-x.distro_version.hw-install.sh grass64-DD-MM-YYYY-arch-bin.tar.gz
Libraries
The following libraries are required:
- libpq (e.g. libpq3 or libpq4)
- proj (e.g. proj)
- libproj (e.g. libproj)
- libgdal(e.g. libgdal)
and, recommended, also:
- tcl (e.g. tcl)
- tk (e.g. tk)
- gdal tools (e.g. gdal)
- libfftw (fftw2 or fftw3)
optional:
- libgdal0-devel
- libproj0-devel
You can find these RPMs at www.rpmfind.net
or rpm.pbone.net or get from your distro
provider.
NOTE:
In some distributions (e.g. Mandriva) the names of libraries is
slightly different. Check, and if there is no file of the name:
libtk.so.0
libtcl.so.0
libpq.so.2
libgdal.1.1.so
then you should type:
su
ln -s /usr/lib/libtk.so /usr/lib/libtk.so.0
ln -s /usr/lib/libtcl.so /usr/lib/libtcl.so.0
ln -s /usr/lib/libpq.so.3 /usr/lib/libpq.so.2
ln -s /usr/lib/libgdal.1.1.so /usr/lib/libgdal.so.1
ldconfig
Instead of (or in addition to) libtk.so and libtcl.so, you might
have libtk8.4.so and libtcl8.4.so. In this case, type instead:
ln -s /usr/lib/libtk8.4.so /usr/lib/libtk.so.0
ln -s /usr/lib/libtcl8.4.so /usr/lib/libtcl.so.0
ldconfig
Get this file.
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