[ncl-install] Problems installing NCL on Windows 10 Linux Bash shell

Tue Jun 12 13:59:29 MDT 2018

Hi Jim,

Since you’re using Ubuntu 16.04, I would suggest trying the ncl_ncarg-6.4.0-Debian8.6_64bit_gnu492.tar.gz download: https://www.earthsystemgrid.org/dataset/ncl.640.dap/file.html <https://www.earthsystemgrid.org/dataset/ncl.640.dap/file.html>

Please let me know if that still does not work. (You may need to install a few dependency pacakges.)

When our documentation <https://www.ncl.ucar.edu/Download/windows_linux_subsystem.shtml> was written, only Ubuntu 14.04 was available for the Windows 10 Linux subsystem. I’ll try to test this myself and update the documentation to include information for Ubuntu 16.04 (and possibly the other available distributions) in the near future. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Thanks,
Kevin

> On Jun 12, 2018, at 1:12 PM, Jim Schiavone <jimschiavone at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi Kevin,
>  
> Here are the responses to your two suggestions:
>  
> jimschiavone at WORKSTATION:~$ lsb_release -d
> Description:    Ubuntu 16.04.4 LTS
>  
> jimschiavone at WORKSTATION:~$ sudo apt search librtmp
>  
> librtmp-dev/xenial-updates,xenial-security 2.4+20151223.gitfa8646d-1ubuntu0.1 amd64
>   toolkit for RTMP streams (development files)
>  
> librtmp1/xenial-updates,xenial-security,now 2.4+20151223.gitfa8646d-1ubuntu0.1 amd64 [installed]
>   toolkit for RTMP streams (shared library)
>  
> python-librtmp/xenial 0.3.0-1 amd64
>   librtmp binding for Python 2
>  
> python-librtmp-dbg/xenial 0.3.0-1 amd64
>   librtmp binding for Python 2 - Debugging symbols
>  
> python3-librtmp/xenial 0.3.0-1 amd64
>   librtmp binding for Python 3
>  
> python3-librtmp-dbg/xenial 0.3.0-1 amd64
>   librtmp binding for Python 3 - Debugging symbols
>  
> Thanks!
>  
> Jim
>  
> From: Kevin Hallock [mailto:hallock at ucar.edu] 
> Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2018 12:05 PM
> To: Jim Schiavone
> Cc: ncl-install at ucar.edu
> Subject: Re: [ncl-install] Problems installing NCL on Windows 10 Linux Bash shell
>  
> Hi Jim,
>  
> Could you please run the command “lsb_release -d” in your Ubuntu terminal and reply with the output?
>  
> Also, could you please try searching for a “librtmp” package using the following command:
> sudo apt search librtmp
>  
> For reference, I found a “librtmp1” package on my Ubuntu system (not in the Windows 10 Linux subsystem). Based on the name of the missing library file, I think you would need a “librtmp0” package on your system in order for that particular NCL binary release to work.
>  
> I suspect that Microsoft may have updated the version of Ubuntu used in the Windows 10 Linux subsystem environment, in which case the ncl_ncarg-6.4.0-Debian8.6_64bit_gnu492.tar.gz download might actually work better.
>  
> Thanks,
> Kevin
>  
>> On Jun 11, 2018, at 4:03 PM, Jim Schiavone via ncl-install <ncl-install at ucar.edu <mailto:ncl-install at ucar.edu>> wrote:
>>  
>> Update: I now installed the csh and libssh2-1 packages and confirmed that csh functions. Then I emptied the ncl-6.4.0 directory using rm –r and reinstalled ncl_ncarg-6.4.0-Debian7.11_64bit_gnu472.tar.gzbut the ncl –V installation test still yields the same error:
>> “ncl: error while loading shared libraries: librtmp.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory"
>>  
>> How can I fix this to get NCL to install?
>>  
>> Thanks.
>>  
>> Jim
>>  
>> James A. Schiavone
>> Independent Scientist*
>> Bridgewater, NJ
>> Phone: 908-658-3158
>>  
>> * Collaborating with Rutgers University, Cray and NCAR
>>  
>> From: Jim Schiavone [mailto:jimschiavone at gmail.com <mailto:jimschiavone at gmail.com>] 
>> Sent: Monday, June 11, 2018 2:54 PM
>> To: ncl-install at ucar.edu <mailto:ncl-install at ucar.edu>
>> Subject: Problems installing NCL on Windows 10 Linux Bash shell
>>  
>> Hi,
>>  
>> I attempted to install NCL today on a new Windows 10 computer by carefully following your instructions at:
>> http://www.ncl.ucar.edu/Download/windows_linux_subsystem.shtml <http://www.ncl.ucar.edu/Download/windows_linux_subsystem.shtml>
>>  
>> I chose to install Ubuntu per the recommendation of the PC World article that you cited:
>> https://www.pcworld.com/article/3055403/windows/windows-10s-bash-shell-can-run-graphical-linux-applications-with-this-trick.htm <https://www.pcworld.com/article/3055403/windows/windows-10s-bash-shell-can-run-graphical-linux-applications-with-this-trick.htm>
>>  
>> I chose not to install Xming, I chose to install ncl_ncarg-6.4.0-Debian7.11_64bit_gnu472.tar.gz, and used vim to edit my .profile file.
>>  
>> During the installation I received “Unable to locate package” errors for the csh and libssh2-1 packages.
>>  
>> In response to the ncl –V installation test I received the error:
>> “ncl: error while loading shared libraries: librtmp.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory"
>>  
>> Then when I followed the troubleshooting recommendation to install the offending package I received the error message:
>> “E: Unable to locate package librtmp.so.0”
>>  
>> The attached file is copied directly from my Linux terminal window and contains the specific commands I issued along with the specific error responses.
>>  
>> Please let me know how I can remedy the above problems and install NCL.
>>  
>> Thanks.
>>  
>> Jim
>>  
>> James A. Schiavone
>> Independent Scientist*
>> Bridgewater, NJ
>> Phone: 908-658-3158
>>  
>> * Collaborating with Rutgers University, Cray and NCAR
>>  
>>  
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