[gradsusr] installing GrADS on Ubuntu 10.4

[Arlindo da Silva]

On Fri, Oct 7, 2011 at 9:25 PM, H.L <biometeorology at gmail.com> wrote:

> hello all user
> please some one help me about installing GrADS 2.0.a9 on Ubuntu 10.4
> I am new with linux,
> I have make a GrADS directory in /home/
> I have use grads-2.0a9.1-bundle-x86_64-suse10.2-linux-gnu.tar.gz
>

This is a 64 bit version (x86_64) ... It appears you have a 32 bit OS. Type

% uname -m

If you get i686 then you need to download the i686 binary.


> version of GrADS for installation.
> after copy 'Contents' to /home/Grads/ director


Make sure to do a "cp -pr" or preferably, use "mv" to preserve the directory
structure.


> export  PATH=/home/opengrads:$PATH
>
> when I type opengrads in Therminal :
> ./opengrads
> opengrads: missing required directory
>  </home/modis/openGrADS/Linux/i686>
>     --->  at ./opengrads line 157.
>
> and there is no /i686/ dir in Linux directory
>
> This makes me believe that you have a 32 bit linux (a.k.a. i686).

   Arlindo



> please tell me know how I can fix this problem
> please guide me step by step installing grads on linux
>
> thank you
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-- 
Arlindo da Silva
dasilva at alum.mit.edu
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