Downloading the Geant4 package
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| - | < | + | <span style="color:#ff0000">'''NOTE:''' for the duration of this guide, replace ''“your_name”'' in any example directory with your username. You can find your username by clicking on the Linux menu button “System”. |
| - | '''NOTE:''' for the duration of this guide, replace ''“your_name”'' in any example directory with your username. You can find your username by clicking on the Linux menu button “System”. Next '''Preferences | + | Next '''Preferences > About me'''. In the top-right hand corner your username will be |
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| + | ''' To install Geant4 you will need to download the Geant4 Linux package.''' | ||
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# Navigate to the website: [http://geant4.cern.ch/support/download.shtml Geant4 download] and click '''Dowload''' for the option “GNU or Linux tar format, compressed using gzip” | # Navigate to the website: [http://geant4.cern.ch/support/download.shtml Geant4 download] and click '''Dowload''' for the option “GNU or Linux tar format, compressed using gzip” | ||
# The standard download location is “/home/your_name/Downloads. You may have changed your download location so navigate to this folder. | # The standard download location is “/home/your_name/Downloads. You may have changed your download location so navigate to this folder. | ||
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The unzipped folder contains several subdirectories. These folders are essentially the installation packages and files. You need not concern yourself at all with them; the command terminal will deal with them. | The unzipped folder contains several subdirectories. These folders are essentially the installation packages and files. You need not concern yourself at all with them; the command terminal will deal with them. | ||
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Now that the package has been fully unzipped you will need to to open a Linux Terminal. You can do this by using the Linux menu system: Applications > Sytem Tools > Terminal | Now that the package has been fully unzipped you will need to to open a Linux Terminal. You can do this by using the Linux menu system: Applications > Sytem Tools > Terminal | ||
| - | + | == Installing libraries == | |
'''ONLY CARRY OUT THIS PAGE IF YOU CAN GET ROOT ACCESS''' | '''ONLY CARRY OUT THIS PAGE IF YOU CAN GET ROOT ACCESS''' | ||
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| - | How to use terminal as root user | + | '''How to use terminal as root user''' |
