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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hi,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I will provide my questions at the top here, then provide background information:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>Which NCL version do you recommend for my reinstallation?<o:p></o:p></li><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=circle><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'>ncl_ncarg-6.6.2-Debian7.11_64bit_gnu472.tar.gz which is cited on the Win10 NCL instructions web page or<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'>ncl_ncarg-6.6.2-Debian9.8_64bit_gnu630.tar.gz which is the latest available on Climate Data Gateway?<o:p></o:p></li></ul><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>Will my collection of existing NCL scripts work on my NCL reinstallation, given that they were all created using:<o:p></o:p></li><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=circle><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'> ncl_ncarg-6.4.0-Debian8.6_64bit_gnu492.tar.gz<o:p></o:p></li></ul><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>Can I simply copy the appropriate one of the above files to my root directory via my Linux shell and run the tar command from there, rather than “Open[ing] a browser window from the Linux shell” as instructed on your web page?<o:p></o:p></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I had been running NCL flawlessly since installation on a new ThinkPad P71 in June 13, 2018 (see email exchange with Kevin Hallock attached). I use it mainly to analyze and visualize WRF NetCDF and NEXRAD radar data. Microsoft pushed a Win10 update on January 16, 2021 which corrupted my boot sector, Win10 had to be reinstalled afresh, and all my software packages had to be reinstalled, including the Linux bash shell and NCL.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I have now reached the “Download NCL” step on your web page and I want to make sure that I use the appropriate version that will work with (a) my existing code collection and (b) my newly installed Linux distribution Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks for your guidance!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Jim Schiavone<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>