How to install OpenTURNS on Ubuntu/Kubuntu

This guide explains Ubuntu/Kubuntu Edgy installation of OpenTURNS.

Prepare your system

Some OpenTURNS dependencies need you to activate 'universe' repository. To do that, edit your /etc/apt/sources.list and uncomment the lines :

Ubuntu/KUbuntu Dapper LTS (6.04)

deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper universe
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper universe

Ubuntu/Kubuntu Edgy (6.10)

deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ edgy universe
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ edgy universe

Ubuntu/Kubuntu Feisty (7.04)

deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ feisty universe
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ feisty universe

Configure

• Install building tools

  aptitude install build-essential
  

• Install fortan compiler

  aptitude install g77
  

• Install mathematical tools (R, LAPACK)

  aptitude install r-base lapack3-dev
  

• Install XercesC, BOOST, Qt3

  aptitude install libxerces27-dev libboost-dev libqt3-mt-dev
  

• Launch configuration script

  ./configure --prefix=/usr
  

Compilation and installation

• Launch compilation

  make
  

• Launch installation

  make install
  

• Help python to find OpenTURNS's module

  echo "openturns" > /usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/openturns.pth
  

Try it !

You can check if OpenTURNS's TUI is working :

# python
Python 2.4.4 (#2, Apr  5 2007, 18:43:10)
[GCC 4.1.2 20061115 (prerelease) (Debian 4.1.1-21)] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> from openturns import *
>>>