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installation:gams_and_ubuntu_linux [2008/01/11 07:38] Franz Nelissen |
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- | ====== GAMS and Ubuntu Linux (64bit)====== | + | ====== Old GAMS and Ubuntu Linux (64bit)====== |
- | There have been some issues with the installation of GAMS on Ubuntu Linux 64 bit (Linux ubuntu64 2.6.22-14-server). The main issue issue is that by default only 64bit programs will work there. | + | There have been some issues with the installation of older GAMS distributions on Ubuntu Linux 64 bit (Linux ubuntu64 2.6.22-14-server). The main issue issue is that by default only 64bit programs will work there. |
- | The GAMS installation scripts still rely on some 32bit programs (unzip) and thus will not work. Also some solvers are 32 bit based and will not work either - for details please consult the solver/platform availability matrix at http://www.gams.com/sales/academicp.htm. | + | Old GAMS installation scripts still relied on some 32bit programs (unzip) and thus did not work on a pure 64bit system. Also some solvers were still 32 bit based and would not have worked either. |
- | To install GAMS in such an envirnment, you will have to install the missing 32 bit libraries. | + | To install an old GAMS in such an environment, one would have needed to install the missing 32 bit libraries. |
These are part of the Linux Standard Base (see http://www.linux-foundation.org/en/LSB) and can be installed simply by: <code> | These are part of the Linux Standard Base (see http://www.linux-foundation.org/en/LSB) and can be installed simply by: <code> | ||
- | sudo apt-get install lsb-core'' | + | sudo apt-get install lsb-core |
sudo apt-get install ia32-libs | sudo apt-get install ia32-libs | ||
</code> | </code> | ||
- | If gamsunpack fails, you will also have to install the [[installation:error_running_unpacking_script_._gamsunpack|tcsh package]]. | + | If ''gamsunpack'' fails, you will also have to install the [[installation:error_running_unpacking_script_._gamsunpack|tcsh package]]. |
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+ | With a current GAMS system, these steps should not be necessary anymore. |