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Linux

Environment Variables

Tip

Replace $USER with your local user folder.

Tip

Save settings in the user environment (~/.bashrc), not the system environment (~/.bash_profile)

Tip

Run mv ~/anaconda3/bin/qtpaths ~/anaconda3/bin/qtpaths-qt5 to avoid qt conflict with KDE user login process

# Clang
export LLVM_INSTALL_DIR=`llvm-config-6.0 --prefix`

# Qt 5.12.0
export QTDIR="$HOME/Qt/5.12.2/gcc_64"
export QMAKESPEC="linux-clang"
export QT_PATH="$QTDIR/bin"
export QT_LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$QTDIR/lib:$QTDIR/plugins/platforms"

# ADS
# export HPEESOF_DIR="/ADS_2016/"
# export COMPL_DIR="$HPEESOF_DIR"
# export SIMARCH="linux_64"
# export ADS_PATH="$HPEESOF_DIR/bin/$SIMARCH:$HPEESOF_DIR/bin:$HPEESOF_DIR/lib/$SIMARCH:$HPEESOF_DIR/circuit/lib.$SIMARCH:$HPEESOF_DIR/adsptolemy/lib.$SIMARCH"

# Anaconda 4.5.11
export CONDA_PYTHONPATH="$CONDA_PREFIX/lib"
export CPLUS_INCLUDE_PATH="$CONDA_PREFIX/include/python3.6m:$CPLUS_INCLUDE_PATH"

# Scikit-Nonlinear
export SRC_DIR="$HOME/repos/ci-cpp-python-dev"

# PyCharm
export PYDEVD_PYQT_MODE="pyside"

# PATH
echo $PATH > $CONDA_PREFIX/etc/conda/PATH.txt
echo $LD_LIBRARY_PATH > $CONDA_PREFIX/etc/conda/LD_LIBRARY_PATH.txt
echo $PYTHONPATH > $CONDA_PREFIX/etc/conda/PYTHONPATH.txt

export PATH="$QT_PATH:$PATH"
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$QT_LD_LIBRARY_PATH:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH"
export PYTHONPATH="$CONDA_PYTHONPATH:$PYTHONPATH"

Installation

Prerequisites

  • Setup root account

  • Disable automatic login

  • Install updates

Enable Port Forwarding in VirtualBox

VirtualBox->Settings->Network->Adapter1->Advanced->Port Forwarding

  • Protocol: TCP

  • Host IP: 127.0.0.1

  • Host Port: 2222

  • Guest IP: 10.0.2.15

  • Guest Port: 22

Jenkins

Create Jenkins Group/User on Remote machine (Linux)

>>>sudo groupadd jenkins
>>>sudo useradd -m -s /bin/bash -g jenkins jenkins
>>>sudo passwd jenkins
>>>sudo usermod -a -G jenkins jenkins

Repeat the SSH step for jenkins USER

SSH

Check the status of the sshd server

>>>sudo apt install openssh-server
>>>sudo systemctl status ssh
>>>q

Generate Keys

>>>ssh-keygen -t rsa  # Default location, no passphrase

Remove existing known hosts from Remote Machine

>>> ssh-keygen -R [hostname]:port
>>> sudo ssh-keygen -R hostname]:port

Connect from a Remote Machine

>>>ssh-copy-id -p PORT USER@ADDRESS  // add local user to authorized_keys on host
>>>sudo ssh-copy-id -p PORT USER@ADDRESS  // add root user to authorized_keys on host
>>>ssh -p PORT USER@ADDRESS
>>>sftp -P PORT USER@ADDRESS
>>>sudo ssh -p PORT USER@ADDRESS
>>>sudo sftp -P PORT USER@ADDRESS

C++ Compiler

Install the developer tools:

   >>> sudo apt-get update
   >>> sudo apt-get upgrade
   >>> sudo apt install build-essential

.. code-block:: bash

   >>> gcc -v
   >>> make -v

Git

Install Git.

>>> sudo apt install git
>>> git config --global core.autocrlf input

Test the installlation from the terminal:

>>> which git

libClang

Install Clang and libClang

>>> sudo apt install llvm-6.0
>>> sudo apt install clang
>>> sudo apt install clang-6.0
>>> sudo apt install libclang-6.0-dev
>>> sudo apt install libxslt-dev
>>> sudo apt install mesa-common-dev
>>> sudo apt install libgl1-mesa-glx
>>> sudo apt install libgl1-mesa-dev
>>> sudo apt install libglib2.0-0
>>> sudo apt install wget

Test the installlation from the terminal

>>> export LLVM_INSTALL_DIR=`llvm-config-6.0 --prefix`
>>> which clang-6.0
>>> which clang

Perl

Should be pre-installed. Test the installation from the terminal:

>>> which perl

NI VISA Libraries

Install the National Instruments VISA libraries 15.

  • Install the Visa libraries

>>> cd ~/Downloads
>>> sudo mkdir /mnt/visa
>>> sudo mount -o loop NI-VISA*.iso /mnt/visa/
>>> cd /mnt/visa
>>> sudo ./INSTALL
>>> sudo umount /mnt/visa
>>> sudo rmdir /mnt/visa

Test the installlation from the terminal:

>>> niiotrace

Cairo

sudo apt install libcairo2-dev sudo apt install libgirepository1.0-dev

CMAKE

Install Cmake.

>>> sudo apt install cmake
>>> # We require CMake >= 3.12 due to the improved Python support
>>> wget https://github.com/Kitware/CMake/releases/download/v3.13.4/cmake-3.13.4-Linux-x86_64.tar.gz
>>> tar xvf cmake-3.13.4-Linux-x86_64.tar.gz

Test the installlation from the terminal:

>>> export CMAKE_PATH="$HOME/cmake-3.13.4-Linux-x86_64/bin"
>>> export PATH="$CMAKE_PATH:$PATH"
>>> which cmake
>>> cmake --version

Qt

Install using the online installer. Select the version of Qt that you would like to install (eg. Qt 5.12.2)

>>> chmod +x qt-unified-linux-x64-3.0.5-online.run
>>> ./qt-unified-linux-x64-3.0.5-online.run

Test the installlation from the terminal:

>>> export QTDIR="$HOME/Qt/5.12.2/gcc_64"
>>> export QMAKESPEC="linux-clang"
>>> export QT_PATH="$QTDIR/bin"
>>> export PATH="$QT_PATH:$PATH"
>>> which qmake

Anaconda

Download and install Anaconda for Python3 Linux.

>>> /bin/bash
>>> bash Anaconda3-5.3.1-Linux-x86_64.sh

- Press ENTER To install to user/anaconda3 folder

Test the installlation from the terminal:

>>> /bin/bash
>>> which conda

Python 3.6

Create a Python 3.4 Anaconda virtual environment.

>>> conda create -n py36 python=3.6 anaconda
>>> conda activate py36
>>> conda uninstall qt

Test the installlation from the terminal:

>>> which python
>>> which cmake
>>> whcih qmake

PyVisa

Install PyVisa using pip as follows:

>>>> python -m pip install -U pyvisa

Test the installlation from the terminal:

>>> python
>>> import visa

Shiboken/PySide

Build Shiboken/Shiboken Generator/PySide2 from source as follows:

>>> git clone --recursive https://code.qt.io/pyside/pyside-setup
>>> cd pyside-setup
>>> git checkout 5.12.2
>>> git submodule update --init
>>> python setup.py build --qmake=$QT_DIR/bin/qmake --jobs=4
>>> python setup.py install --qmake=$QT_DIR/bin/qmake --jobs=4

Test the installlation from the terminal:

>>> which shiboken2
>>> which pyside2-rcc
>>> which pyside2-uic

PyTorch

Compile PyTorch from sorce as follows:

>>> conda install numpy pyyaml mkl mkl-include setuptools cmake cffi typing
>>>
>>> # Add LAPACK support for the GPU if needed
>>> conda install -c pytorch magma-cuda90 # or [magma-cuda80 | magma-cuda92 | magma-cuda100 ] depending on your cuda version
>>> python setup.py install develop

Test the installlation from the terminal:

>>> python
>>> import torch

Matplotlib

Install Matplotlib using conda as follows:

>>> conda install matplotlib --no-deps

Test the installlation from the terminal:

>>> python
>>> import matplotlib

Scikit-RF

Install Scikit-RF using conda as follows:

>>> conda install scikit-rf --no-deps

Test the installlation from the terminal:

>>> python
>>> import skrf

Parmiko

Install Parmiko using conda as follows:

>>> conda install paramiko

Test the installation from the terminal:

>>> python
>>> import paramiko

Toposort

Install Toposort using pip as follows:

>>> pip install toposort

Test the installation from the terminal:

>>> python
>>> import toposort

Nose-Exclude

Install Nose-Exclude using pip as follows:

>>> pip install nose-exclude

Test the installation from the terminal:

>>> python
>>> import nose_exclude

Sphinx Bootstrap Theme

Install Sphinx Bootstrap Theme using pip as follows:

>>> pip install sphinx_bootstrap_theme

Test the installation from the terminal:

>>> python
>>> import sphinx_bootstrap_theme

PyLint

Install PyLint using conda as follows:

>>> conda install pylint

Test the installation from the terminal:

which pylint

Radon

Install radon using pip as follows:

>>> pip install radon

Test the installation from the terminal:

which radon