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This article has information that should ease the installation of XDS and related programs like ([[XDS-viewer]], [[xdsstat]], [[XDSGUI|xdsgui]]). | This article has information that should ease the installation of XDS and related programs like ([[XDS-viewer]], [[xdsstat]], [[XDSGUI|xdsgui]]). Generally, it is easiest if binaries (or links to binaries) go to /usr/local/bin . This means that you should do this as the administrator (root), or have sudo rights (Mac, and some Linux distros). But it is mostly possible to install without administrative privileges - the exception is XDSGUI on Linux which may require installation of certain libraries by the administrator. | ||
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# ln -sf XDS-INTEL64_Linux_x86_64/* . | # ln -sf XDS-INTEL64_Linux_x86_64/* . | ||
</pre> | </pre> | ||
In case the above website is unavailable, there is a [https://{{SERVERNAME}}/pub/xds backup site]. | In case the above website is unavailable, there is a [https://{{SERVERNAME}}/pub/xds backup site]. | ||
If you don't have root rights, replace /usr/local/bin by $HOME/bin in the first line above, and make sure that $HOME/bin is in your $PATH (google "linux set path" or similar). | |||
If you want to process data from the [[Eiger]] detector: see below for plugins that allow XDS to read the .h5 files. Similarly for gzip-ed CBF files as mostly collected at EMBL Hamburg. | If you want to process data from the [[Eiger]] detector: see below for plugins that allow XDS to read the .h5 files. Similarly for gzip-ed CBF files as mostly collected at EMBL Hamburg. | ||
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* helper programs for [[XDSGUI]] are listed and discussed at [[XDSGUI#Dependencies]]. Nota bene: XDSGUI needs [[generate_XDS.INP]] unless you already have a working XDS.INP. | * helper programs for [[XDSGUI]] are listed and discussed at [[XDSGUI#Dependencies]]. Nota bene: XDSGUI needs [[generate_XDS.INP]] unless you already have a working XDS.INP. | ||
Since XDSGUI depends on graphics packages that may need to be installed, you can check the xdsgui binary with | Since XDSGUI depends on graphics packages that may need to be installed (by root), you can check the xdsgui binary with | ||
ldd `which xdsgui` | grep found | ldd `which xdsgui` | grep found | ||
and that should show you the libraries it didn't find. Your friendly system administrator knows the specific commands to install those libraries. | and that should show you the libraries it '''didn't''' find. Your friendly system administrator knows the specific commands to install those libraries. | ||
N.B. this may list libpng15.so for the latest XDSGUI (compiled May 2023), but you can ignore that! | N.B. this may list libpng15.so for the latest XDSGUI (compiled May 2023), but you can ignore that! | ||
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sudo apt-file update | sudo apt-file update | ||
On Ubuntu, XDSGUI may require <code>sudo apt install libxcb-xinerama0</code> | |||
On Ubuntu, | |||
<code>xxdiff</code> is likely available for your distribution - google for it, or try e.g. | <code>xxdiff</code> is likely available for your distribution - google for it, or try e.g. | ||
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on RHEL6/CentOS6/SL6 systems, or | on RHEL6/CentOS6/SL6 systems, or | ||
apt install xxdiff | apt install xxdiff | ||
on Ubuntu. If Ubuntu | on Ubuntu. If Ubuntu doesn't find it, use the latest from http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/x/xxdiff/ | ||
An <code>xxdiff</code> binary that runs on CentOS7 (RHEL7, SL7) is provided by the <code>get_folder.sh</code> script. | An <code>xxdiff</code> binary that runs on CentOS7 (RHEL7, SL7) is provided by the <code>get_folder.sh</code> script. | ||