Linux

The preferred installation is from the binary distribution. If you have to compile the source code, it gets more complicated (see Compiling Bsoft).


Prerequisites

These only need to be installed if they are not present or updated.

Tcl/Tk:

Bsoft is primarily a command-line package, with all the necessary code included in the package. However, it includes a Tcl/Tk interface and a Tcl/Tk script, bshow, useful for the display of images and a few interactive manipulations. The Tcl/Tk version must be 8.5 or higher.

Installing Tcl/Tk:

Redhat/Fedora/CentOS:

(One of the following)

		sudo yum install tcl tk
		sudo dnf install tcl tk
	

Ubuntu (Debian)

		sudo apt-get install tk
	

XML:

The default format for parameter files is the STAR format. These can also be written in an XML format, but requires the libxml2.

Installing libxml2:

Redhat/Fedora/CentOS:

(One of the following)

		sudo yum install libxml2
		sudo dnf install libxml2
	

Ubuntu (Debian)

		sudo apt-get install libxml2
	

Download

The following was compiled under Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7.9:

bsoft2_1_3_Red_7.9.tgz

Install

Change to the installation directory:

		cd /usr/local
	

Unpack the distribution:

		tar xzvf bsoft2_1_3_Red_7.9.tgz
	

Set up the environment:

		bsetup
	

Launch a new terminal and test that it runs:

		bimg
		bshow