AG3 on Slackware
Please note that these are OLD instructions which remain here
for archival or unusual installation situations only.
Please use the slapt-get mechanism for AG toolkit installation, as described here
AG3.1 release 1 is the latest for Slackware (21st December 2007).
These instructions explain how to install the Access Grid toolkit version 3.1 onto a Slackware 11.0 or 12.0 system. If using Slackware 11.0 it should be configured as follows:
- 2.6 kernel which is supplied on
the Slackware installation CDROM's.
This is not the kernel
installed by default; select the huge26.s
kernel when installing from the Slackware installation cd or dvd.
- Either
- Gnome 2.14.3 desktop supplied by Freerock Gnome. Advice of good/bad experiences of running this AG3 installation with other Slackware desktop systems would be appreciated.
- Gnome 2.19 desktop supplied by Slackbot Gnome
For Slackware 12.0, the supported x86_64 distribution is BlueWhite64.
OpenOffice is recommended for for use with the SharedPresentation tool. This is not supplied as part of the AG installation bundle, rather it should be downloaded and installed separately. Suitable versions for Slackware are available below in the Downloads section.
Please note that due to conflicting python versions, OpenOffice does not work correctly with the SharedPresentation tool in Slackware 12.0. Please advise of any knowledge about how to build a version of OpenOffice using the system python!
AG3 toolkit installation
You will need to be root user to perform the installation. Newer releases are packaged as installable archives with names ending in ".run" which contain the AccessGrid software itself as well as various other packages needed to run the AccessGrid toolkit. These releases are installed with the following command at the command line (of course, use the appropriate version & architecture details):
sudo sh AG-install-3.1-SL11.i686-1-1.run
Older install bundles with name ending in "tar.gz" ar einstalled as follows:
- unpack the installation bundle
- enter the directory created by the unpacking, then run the installation script
sh install-i686.sh
(this will install various prerequisites)
The installation is now complete.
Log out, then log in as an ordinary user before running the toolkit software.
Run the software by selecting Venue Client from the Applications menu's Access Grid group.
ANL's AG3 venue server is at:
https://vv3.mcs.anl.gov:8000/Venues/default
The Asia-Pacific AG3 venue server is at:
https://vv3.ap-accessgrid.org:8000/Venues/default
Downloads
- CURRENT version
- OLDER versions
- AG3.0.2 install bundle Slackware 11.0 (i686)
- AG3.0.2 install bundle Slamd64 11.0 (x86_64)
- AG3.0.2 install
bundle Slackware 10.x (i686)
- NB. all prerequisites are already included
- OpenOffice 2.1.0 (for use with SharedPresentation tool)