AGVCR
Packages for Debian
and UbuntuThe AGVCR program is developed by Derek Piper of Indiana University Bloomington. Please see the AGVCR Project page for full details about the program itself. Packages for Windows, MacOSX, Fedora Core 5 and Debian Sarge are available from the AGVCR Downloads page.
The additional AGVCR packages available here are for:
- Debian Etch
- Ubuntu Feisty, Gutsy and Hardy
They have been tested locally and appear to work fine. Please advise of any other quirks or difficulties concerning the packaging to the contact email address below.
Installation
1. Using Synaptic:
Open the Synaptic Package Manager's Software Sources window (from the Settings->Repostitories menu).
For Ubuntu Hardy, add the following entry in the Third Party tab of the Software Sources widget:
deb http://www.vislab.uq.edu.au/debian hardy/
For Ubuntu Gutsy, add the following entry in the Third Party tab of the Software Sources widget:
deb http://www.vislab.uq.edu.au/debian gutsy/
For Ubuntu Feisty, add the following entry in the Third Party tab of the Software Sources widget:
deb http://www.vislab.uq.edu.au/debian feisty/
For Debian Etch, add the following entry in the Installation Media tab of the Software Preferences widget:
deb http://www.vislab.uq.edu.au/debian etch/
Close the Software Sources window.
Now reload the package information (use the Reload button, or select Reload Package Information from the Edit menu).
Finally, search for and install the agvcr package.
2. Using apt-get:
Add the following line to the beginning of your /etc/apt/sources.list file:
deb http://www.vislab.uq.edu.au/debian hardy/
or deb http://www.vislab.uq.edu.au/debian gutsy/
or deb http://www.vislab.uq.edu.au/debian feisty/
or deb http://www.vislab.uq.edu.au/debian etch/)
Now run:
sudo apt-get update
3. Using dpkg:
Download the latest appropriate (i386 or amd64) agvcr .deb package file from:
http://www.vislab.uq.edu.au/debian/hardy/
(or http://www.vislab.uq.edu.au/debian/gutsy/)
(or http://www.vislab.uq.edu.au/debian/feisty/)
(or http://www.vislab.uq.edu.au/debian/etch/)
Now, in the directory where the .deb is saved, run something like:
sudo dpkg -i agvcr_2.2.1_i386.deb
(the exact package name will vary, depending on version and architecture)
Open the Synaptic Package Manager's Software Sources window (from the Settings->Repostitories menu).
For Ubuntu Hardy, add the following entry in the Third Party tab of the Software Sources widget:
deb http://www.vislab.uq.edu.au/debian hardy/
For Ubuntu Gutsy, add the following entry in the Third Party tab of the Software Sources widget:
deb http://www.vislab.uq.edu.au/debian gutsy/
For Ubuntu Feisty, add the following entry in the Third Party tab of the Software Sources widget:
deb http://www.vislab.uq.edu.au/debian feisty/
For Debian Etch, add the following entry in the Installation Media tab of the Software Preferences widget:
deb http://www.vislab.uq.edu.au/debian etch/
Close the Software Sources window.
Now reload the package information (use the Reload button, or select Reload Package Information from the Edit menu).
Finally, search for and install the agvcr package.
2. Using apt-get:
Add the following line to the beginning of your /etc/apt/sources.list file:
deb http://www.vislab.uq.edu.au/debian hardy/
or deb http://www.vislab.uq.edu.au/debian gutsy/
or deb http://www.vislab.uq.edu.au/debian feisty/
or deb http://www.vislab.uq.edu.au/debian etch/)
Now run:
sudo apt-get update
and then
sudo
apt-get install agvcr 3. Using dpkg:
Download the latest appropriate (i386 or amd64) agvcr .deb package file from:
http://www.vislab.uq.edu.au/debian/hardy/
(or http://www.vislab.uq.edu.au/debian/gutsy/)
(or http://www.vislab.uq.edu.au/debian/feisty/)
(or http://www.vislab.uq.edu.au/debian/etch/)
Now, in the directory where the .deb is saved, run something like:
sudo dpkg -i agvcr_2.2.1_i386.deb
(the exact package name will vary, depending on version and architecture)
Running AGVCR
Following installation, AGVCR can be started either by running the command agvcr from a shell, or from the AGVCR item in the Access Grid 3 main menu.
An alternative method is to launch it via an AGVCR Launcher Shared Application session from within an AccessGrid venue. See the AGVCR Launcher installation instructions for further details.
Contact
Please send any comments, advice etc.,
to Chris Willing <c.willing _at_ uq.edu.au>