In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Environment-Modules Lmod, a module system that provides a convenient way to manage software stacks on Linux systems. It is used widely in advanced computing environments and is popular among scientists and researchers. For this tutorial, we will be using Elementary OS Latest version.
Before installing Lmod, it is important to update your system to ensure that everything is up-to-date. Open a terminal and type the following command:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
Enter your password when prompted and wait for the update to complete.
Before you can install Lmod, you need to install its dependencies. Open a terminal and type the following command:
sudo apt install tcl-devel gcc git
Download the latest version of Lmod from the following URL:
wget https://sourceforge.net/projects/lmod/files/latest/download -O lmod.tar.bz2
The above command will download the source code of Lmod.
Extract the Lmod source code by typing the following command:
tar xjf lmod.tar.bz2
This will extract the source code of Lmod to the current directory.
To build and install Lmod, follow these steps:
cd lmod-<version>/configure
./configure --prefix=/usr
make
sudo make install
The above commands will build and install Lmod on your Linux system.
To check if Lmod is installed correctly, enter the following command:
module --version
If everything is installed successfully, you will see the version number of Lmod.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Lmod on your Elementary OS Latest. You can now start using Lmod to manage your software stacks on Linux. Enjoy!
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