This appendix describes how to acquire and install Linux binaries for GRASS4.13 (the 3rd update to the last full release of GRASS, version 4.1).
How to get these files:
ftp moon.cecer.army.mil login: anonymous password: your email address cd pub/grass/grass4.1/release/binaries/linux image mget grassa* bye Installation instructions: ******************************************************************** * GRASS 4.1 Update 3 for Linux * * This package contains GRASS programs only, *NO* GIS * data is included. You can find example GRASS data at * moon.cecer.army.mil * * Compiled by: Andy Burnett - [email protected] * compiled on: April 7, 1994 ******************************************************************** System Requiremnts: 35 MB disk space to hold the binary distribution System library requirements: libc4.5.21 or greater libX.so.3.1.0 or greater If you are running libraries that are older than these, this binary distribution will *NOT* run on your linux system. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Files in this release: README_4.1.3 what you are currently reading ginstall simple grass installation script grassaa --------| grassab | grassac | grassad | grassae |-- the linux GRASS binaries grassaf | grassag | grassah | grassai | grassaj | grassak --------| INSTALLATION: To install this binary distribution of grass for linux, you can simply run the ginstall script or you can unpack the files by hand. I recommend using the ginstall script ... it's very simple and should be bullet proof. To run the ginstall script, you will need gawk (gnu awk) installed on your system and it needs to be in your PATH. If, however, you want to do things by hand, here's what you need to do: o make the destination directory (/usr/grass, /usr/local/grass, whatever) This will become your GISBASE for grass. ********************* LOOK HERE ************************************** from here on, replace $GISBASE with the name of the directory you just created ********************* LOOK HERE ************************************** o cat grassa? | gzip -d | (cd $GISBASE; tar xvf -) This will unpack all the grass binaries into the $GISBASE directory o copy $GISBASE/etc/moncap.sample to $GISBASE/etc/monitorcap and edit it. o change all occurrences of GBASE in that file to $GISBASE o copy $GISBASE/etc/grass4.1 into a public directory (I suggest /usr/bin) o edit the copy you just made: change all occurrences of GBASE to $GISBASE |