The DRISHTI volume renderer is developed by Ajay Limaye of the Australian National University. Please see the DRISHTI Project page for full details about the program itself. Packages for Windows, MacOSX and Fedora Core 5 are available via the DRISHTI Downloads page.
The additional DRISHTI packages available here are for Slackware Linux (11.0 and 12.0), Debian (etch) and Ubuntu (gutsy & feisty)
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.
Slackware Installation
Download the latest appropriate (i386
or x86_64) drishti installer from:
http://www.vislab.uq.edu.au/research/accessgrid/software/slackware/SL-12.0
(or http://www.vislab.uq.edu.au/research/accessgrid/software/slackware/SL-11.0)
The installer packages are named something like DRISHTI-install-0.1.7-SL11.i686-1.run (where SL11 = Slackware Linux 11.0 etc.).
The installer will install the drishti package itself, as well as three prerequisite packages, namely glew, netcdf and libcontour.
To install the complete package, run something like:
sudo sh DRISHTI-install-0.1.7-SL11.i686-1.run
(the exact package name will vary, depending on versions and architecture)
The contents of the installer can be extracted without installing anything by running:
sh DRISHTI-install-0.1.7-SL11.i686-1.run --noexec
or, to extract the contents into some other location,
sh DRISHTI-install-0.1.7-SL11.i686-1.run --noexec --target some/other/dir
Also, run:
sh DRISHTI-install-0.1.7-SL11.i686-1.run --help
to see other options.
Please note that DRISHTI also requires wxPython-2.8 which is not included in the installer. Please download a suitable version from the links above and install it with something like:
sudo /sbin/installpkg wxPython-2.8-gtk2-ansi-py2.4-2.8.4.0-i686-1.tgz
http://www.vislab.uq.edu.au/research/accessgrid/software/slackware/SL-12.0
(or http://www.vislab.uq.edu.au/research/accessgrid/software/slackware/SL-11.0)
The installer packages are named something like DRISHTI-install-0.1.7-SL11.i686-1.run (where SL11 = Slackware Linux 11.0 etc.).
The installer will install the drishti package itself, as well as three prerequisite packages, namely glew, netcdf and libcontour.
To install the complete package, run something like:
sudo sh DRISHTI-install-0.1.7-SL11.i686-1.run
(the exact package name will vary, depending on versions and architecture)
The contents of the installer can be extracted without installing anything by running:
sh DRISHTI-install-0.1.7-SL11.i686-1.run --noexec
or, to extract the contents into some other location,
sh DRISHTI-install-0.1.7-SL11.i686-1.run --noexec --target some/other/dir
Also, run:
sh DRISHTI-install-0.1.7-SL11.i686-1.run --help
to see other options.
Please note that DRISHTI also requires wxPython-2.8 which is not included in the installer. Please download a suitable version from the links above and install it with something like:
sudo /sbin/installpkg wxPython-2.8-gtk2-ansi-py2.4-2.8.4.0-i686-1.tgz
Debian Installation
This DRISHTI
package is built on/for the Debian Etch release.
Add the following entry to the /etc/apt/sources.list file:
deb http://www.vislab.uq.edu.au/debian etch/
If using apt-get for package installation, run the following commands:
sudo apt-get update
then run:
sudo apt-get install drishti
If using Synaptic for package installation, reload the package information (use the Reload button, or select Reload Package Information from the Edit menu). Now search for and install the drishti package.
In both cases (apt-get and Synaptic installation) a number of prerequisite packages should also be automatically installed, including (at least) libcontour, libglew, netcdf and wxgtk2.8.
Note that "non-free" Nvidia graphics acceleration is expected. For instructions, see:
http://www.debiantutorials.org/content/view/152/212/
Add the following entry to the /etc/apt/sources.list file:
deb http://www.vislab.uq.edu.au/debian etch/
If using apt-get for package installation, run the following commands:
sudo apt-get update
then run:
sudo apt-get install drishti
If using Synaptic for package installation, reload the package information (use the Reload button, or select Reload Package Information from the Edit menu). Now search for and install the drishti package.
In both cases (apt-get and Synaptic installation) a number of prerequisite packages should also be automatically installed, including (at least) libcontour, libglew, netcdf and wxgtk2.8.
Note that "non-free" Nvidia graphics acceleration is expected. For instructions, see:
http://www.debiantutorials.org/content/view/152/212/
Ubuntu Installation
Ubuntu DRISHTI
packages are built on/for
the Ubuntu versions 7.10 (Gutsy) and 7.04 (Feisty) releases.
Add one of the following entries (as appropriate to the target machine) to the /etc/apt/sources.list file - either:
deb http://www.vislab.uq.edu.au/debian gutsy/
or:
deb http://www.vislab.uq.edu.au/debian feisty/
Now follow the instructions above, as for the Debian Etch release, for installation using apt-get or Synaptic.
Add one of the following entries (as appropriate to the target machine) to the /etc/apt/sources.list file - either:
deb http://www.vislab.uq.edu.au/debian gutsy/
or:
deb http://www.vislab.uq.edu.au/debian feisty/
Now follow the instructions above, as for the Debian Etch release, for installation using apt-get or Synaptic.
Running DRISHTI
Following installation, DRISHTI can be started either by running the command Drishti from a shell or by selecting Drishti from the Graphics section of the Gnome desktop's main menu. If working in the UQ Vislab, it can also be launched from the Drishti item in the Vislab main menu.
Contact
Please send any comments, advice etc.,
to Chris Willing <c.willing _at_ uq.edu.au>