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

[Erik Noble]

Excuse me I meant "...Avoid option 2...
On Aug 31, 2011, at 8:53 PM, Noble, Erik U. (GSFC)[COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY] wrote:

> Hi Dave. 
> I'll try to answer this in 5 sentences or less ( as suggested by your signature :-).
> Easiest solution is #1, although you should be able to run the NCL pre-copiled binary along with the netcdf 4.1.1. 
> Have you tried this?
> If you run into problems, try #3.
> Avoid option 3 unless you are with a group who is running some sort of enterprise licensed distribution version of linux (for example SUSE SLES-11, not the free version).
> -Erik
> On Aug 31, 2011, at 6:52 PM, Thomas Burns wrote:
> 
>>> 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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