Installing Geant4
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Now using the terminal as a root user, type the command: | Now using the terminal as a root user, type the command: | ||
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cd /home/your_name/Desktop/Geant4-build | cd /home/your_name/Desktop/Geant4-build | ||
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This command will change your present working directory to the folder “Geant4-build”. This is important because the Terminal will use present working directory as the destination for the build files. | This command will change your present working directory to the folder “Geant4-build”. This is important because the Terminal will use present working directory as the destination for the build files. | ||
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Using the '''terminal''' as root user type the command: | Using the '''terminal''' as root user type the command: | ||
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cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX = /home/your_name/Desktop/Geant4-install -DGEANT4_INSTALL_DATA=ON -DGEANT4_USE_OPENGL_X11=ON -DGEANT4_INSTALL_EXAMPLES=ON -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON -DBUILD_STATIC_LIBS=ON /home/your_name/Desktop/geant4.10.00.p01 | cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX = /home/your_name/Desktop/Geant4-install -DGEANT4_INSTALL_DATA=ON -DGEANT4_USE_OPENGL_X11=ON -DGEANT4_INSTALL_EXAMPLES=ON -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON -DBUILD_STATIC_LIBS=ON /home/your_name/Desktop/geant4.10.00.p01 | ||
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'''ENSURE YOU CORRECTLY TYPE THE ENTIRE PHRASE. IF YOU MISTYPE SOMETHING CERTAIN FEATURES MAY NOT WORK''' | '''ENSURE YOU CORRECTLY TYPE THE ENTIRE PHRASE. IF YOU MISTYPE SOMETHING CERTAIN FEATURES MAY NOT WORK''' | ||
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'''Explanation''' | '''Explanation''' | ||
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'''DGEANT4_INSTALL_DATA=ON''' ensures that the all of the '''optional''' modules (data files) are | '''DGEANT4_INSTALL_DATA=ON''' ensures that the all of the '''optional''' modules (data files) are | ||
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After this command has been processed you should receive the message | After this command has been processed you should receive the message | ||
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-- Configuring Done | -- Configuring Done | ||
-- Generating done | -- Generating done | ||
-- Build files have been written to….. | -- Build files have been written to….. | ||
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If you receive this message, type the command | If you receive this message, type the command | ||
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make | make | ||
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If an error occurs during the '''“make”''' processes, retype the command '''make'''. | If an error occurs during the '''“make”''' processes, retype the command '''make'''. | ||
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When this has been done type the command | When this has been done type the command | ||
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make install | make install | ||
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to install Geant4. | to install Geant4. | ||
