Computer Programs in Seismology Tutorial

Linux

As of the date of this web page, October 21, 2023, there are no inherent difficulties in compiling and running the Computer Programs in Seismology codes. However as Linux migrate to using the Wayland graphics compositor, there may be some differences in how the X11R6 graphics is supported. 

The instructions below show how to install the compilers and useful software to be able to compile Computer Programs in Seismology and to have a functioning system for research.

Of the distributions below, the author uses Linux Mint, and thus the instructions are current. The instructions for Ubuntu Linux should be very similar. 

The instructions for Red Hat and OpenSUSE are old and perhaps outdated. Use the instructions for Linux Mint as a guide to necessary software, even though the name of the required packages may be slightly different.

• Linux Distributions
• Compile

Linux Distributions

• Linux Mint and Ubuntu
• Red Hat
• OpenSuse

Ubuntu Linux and Mint

You can use the software download page, or open a terminal window and enter the following commands:

   sudo apt-get install make
   sudo apt-get install gcc
   sudo apt-get install gfortran
   sudo apt-get install xorg-dev
   sudo apt-get install libncurses5-dev
   sudo apt-get install gawk

The following programs are useful:

   sudo apt-get install gv
   sudo apt-get install ImageMagick

ImageMagick is useful tool for converting Encapsulated PostScript to other graphics files. This is useful when creating documents using Microsoft Work or LibreOffice and presentations using MS PowerPoint or LibreOffice Impress. As software is further developed, there are often slight differences that must be accounted for to be useful.

First beware of ImageMagick 7.1.1-8. See the discussion given in the section on MacOS.

Also note that there may be permission problems in creating PNG files from EPS files using ImageMagick. To be able do this,follow these instructions:

   As superuser,  edit /etc/ImageMagick-6/policy.xml 
   
   e.g., sudo vi /etc/ImageMagick-6/policy.xml 
   or sudo xed /etc/ImageMagick-6/policy.xml
          
   Change  the lines
   
   <policy domain="coder" rights="none" pattern="PS" />
   <policy domain="coder" rights="none" pattern="EPS" />
   <policy domain="coder" rights="none" pattern="PDF" />
   <policy domain="coder" rights="none" pattern="XPS" />
          
   to this:
          
   <policy domain="coder" rights="read|write" pattern="PS" />
   <policy domain="coder" rights="read|write" pattern="EPS" />
   <policy domain="coder" rights="read|write" pattern="PDF" />
   <policy domain="coder" rights="read|write" pattern="XPS" />

RHEL 6.3 Linux, CENTOS (perhaps Fedora) This has not been updated in at least 10 years.

You can use the Add/Remove Software tab, or open a terminal window and enter the following commands:

   yum install gfortran
   yum install libX11-devel
   yum install ncurses-devel

the following programs are useful:

   yum install gv
   yum install ImageMagick

OpenSUSE 13.1 

This has not been updated in at least 10 years.

Applications -> SystemLizard Button -> Computer -> Install/Remove Softares , or invoke /sbin/YaST2 directly

   gcc
   gcc-fortran
   xorg-x11-devel
   ncurses-devel
   ImageMagick
   gv
   java
   make
   perl

Compile

• You are now ready to compile CPS. If PROGRAMS.330 is in your login directory, then if you have an Intel Mac
  

  cd PROGRAMS.330
  ./Setup LINUX6440 
  ./C 2>&1 C.txt
  

• The file C.txt provides a record of the compile. To test the compile results, do

  ls bin/* | wc
  

  If you do not see on the order of 150 programs, then examine the C.txt to determine what failed. This is the file to send to the Email address  given on the main page if there are problems.