[ncl-install] What linux distro allows easy install of NCL 6.0.0 precompiled binaries?

[Thomas Burns]

> I want to install NCL 6.0.0. I looked at using a box running fedora
> 14. On the download page for binaries for 6.0 (NCL Version 6.0.0
> precompiled binaries, not OPeNDAP-enabled) it says, "These binaries
> were compiled against NetCDF-4.1.2 with OPeNDAP support disabled." The
> most current Fedora 14 rpm is version 4.1.1, so I am denied.
>
> I can think of 3 alternatives:
>
> 1) Update netcdf (and any other dependencies) on FC14 by hand, then
> install NCL binaries.
> 2) Try to compile from source (despite the dire warning in
> INSTALL.txt: "We highly recommend that you use a precompiled NCL
> binary rather than attempting a build from source code").
> 3) Install some other distro that definitely is compatible with NCL
> 6.0 precompiled binaries, and install the binaries.
>
> #3 seems best to me. I want to install the OS, update the packages
> with yum or apt or whatever (no compilation or special sauce), follow
> the NCL install instructions for the precompiled binaries, and be
> done. Which linux distros fit this spec?
>
> mahalo,
> Dave
>



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