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--- en:software:howto_midas_install [2016/06/16 23:16] – rhainich
+++ en:software:howto_midas_install [2016/06/17 00:00] (current) – rhainich
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    * The official MIDAS web page with detailed hardware and software requirements can be found [[http://www.eso.org/sci/software/esomidas/midas-require.html|here]].
    * The official MIDAS documentation is [[http://www.eso.org/sci/software/esomidas/doc/index.html|here]]
-   * This manual is meant for the installation in Linux (Ubuntu, Debian etc.), while some packages might have different names in SuSe, Fedora etc.
+   * This manual is meant for the installation in Linux (Ubuntu, Debian etc.), while some packages and tools might have different names in SuSe, Fedora etc.
    * The installation requires a console and root rights (esp. to install the packages). If needed, the admin has to do that part. Beyond that it should be possible to install MIDAS without root rights.
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 The user name is ''ftp'' and the password is ''<your_email_address_here>''.
-//Remark: The following text is based on version ''11FEB'' of MIDAS (11FEBpl1.0.tar.gz). At the moment, the latest version is 15SEPpl1.0 (15SEPpl1.0.tar.gz). The path ''/home/username/opt/midas/11FEB'' needs to be adjusted to your installation.//
+//Remark: The following text is based on version ''11FEB'' of MIDAS (11FEBpl1.0.tar.gz). At the moment, the latest version is 15SEPpl1.0 (15SEPpl1.0.tar.gz). The path ''/home/username/opt/midas/11FEB'' and all version numbers need to be adjusted to your installation.//
 Then get to the MIDAS directory on the server, download the archive and logout:
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 - preinstall MIDAS
-Mostly the default settings can be used, if they are valid. :-) This step copies, if present, pre configured installation files (for your system) to the MIDAS directory.
+Mostly the default settings can be used, if they are valid. :-) This step copies pre configured installation files (for your system) to the MIDAS directory.
 ==== Installation ====
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 However, the default values are usually fine for most of the setup options.
-Next, copy the executables to a directory that is listed in the ''$PATH'' variable, e.g. /usr/local/bin (or add the directory to the ''$PATH'' variable). Alternatively, only symbolic links can be created. This can be done for a single user or for all.
+Next, copy the executables to a directory that is listed in the ''$PATH'' variable, e.g. ''/usr/local/bin'' (or add the directory to the ''$PATH'' variable). Alternatively, only symbolic links can be created. This can be done for a single user or for all.
   cp /home/username/opt/midas/11FEB/system/unix/inmidas /usr/local/bin
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   cp /home/username/opt/midas/11FEB/system/unix/drs /usr/local/bin
-Furthermore, the MIDAS man-pages can be made available for all users. So copy them to a directory that is listed in the ''$MANPATH'' variable, e.g. /usr/man/man.
+Furthermore, the MIDAS man-pages can be made available for all users. So copy them to a directory that is listed in the ''$MANPATH'' variable, e.g. ''/usr/man/man''.
   cp /home/username/opt/midas/11FEB/system/unix/manl/inmidas.l /usr/man/manl
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   cp /home/username/opt/midas/11FEB/system/unix/manl/readline.l /usr/man/manl
-Alternative, add the path /home/username/opt/midas/11FEB/system/unix/manl to the ''$MANPATH'' variable.
+Alternative, add the path ''/home/username/opt/midas/11FEB/system/unix/manl'' to the ''$MANPATH'' variable.
 ===== Start MIDAS the first time =====