I want to install Cvode on ubuntu 14.04 LTS

I am about to install the software “Cvode” which operates under LINUX, Ubuntu, and since I am a total novice in this field, I guess I need some directions which would tell me where I should start from and take me forward gradually to the final steps of installation. Is there anyone who could give me a hand on this? It would very appreciated. Thanks for your attention. You can find this software here: Cvode. Thanks.

1 Answer

The file you downloaded, cvode-2.8.2.tar.gz is a GZip-compressed tar archive. It contains the package you wish to install. Here is how you can get started:

1. Create a directory for unpacking the archive. I'm using cvode_install, you could use something else.

   mkdir $HOME/cvode_install
   cd $HOME/cvode_install

2. Inspect the archive. replace /path/to/tarfile with the actual path on your system. Pipe the output to less to display it a page at a time (hit Space for the next page)

   tar tzvf /path/to/tarfile/cvode-2.8.2.tar.gz | less -Mers

3. If the archive is OK, extract the archive into the current directoru ($HOME/cvode_install):

   tar xzvf tzvf /path/to/tarfile/cvode-2.8.2.tar.gz

4. Look for, and read, files with names in upper case, e.g. README, INSTALL, they will help you find the next step.

5. If all there is is a large .run or .sh file, you can read it with less, or, if you trust the provider, run it with:

   chmod +x thefile
   ./thefile