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===== Video ===== | ===== Video ===== | ||
- | This video shows how to install Metafor on a Windows | + | This video shows how to install Metafor on a PC running Windows. |
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- | \\ | + | ===== Download the installer ===== |
- | ===== Installing Metafor ===== | ||
- | On Windows, | + | Installers are available for Windows, |
- | * Towards the end, it is possible to install Visual C++ 2012 Microsoft run-time libraries (do so if you do not know what it is). | + | |
- | * Python is automatically installed with Metafor. Do not install it. | + | |
- | On Linux/Unix, uncompress a tarball. | ||
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+ | ===== Step-by-step Procedure ===== | ||
- | ===== License ===== | + | * Run the installer and follow the instructions. |
+ | * Install the Visual 2015 C++ runtime libraries if they are not present on your system. | ||
+ | * Run Metafor (desktop link). | ||
+ | * Click on the padlock in order to import the license file ('' | ||
+ | * Restart Metafor. | ||
- | By default, the installation program will copy a " | + | ===== Where is Metafor? ===== |
- | If more nodes are needed (e.g. for Final Year Projects), Metafor requires a license ('' | + | By default, all the files are located |
- | To request a license, the MAC address of the computer that will run Metafor must be provided. The easiest way to get it is click on the padlock icon in the GUI (Graphical User Interface). Use the " | + | {{ : |
- | Finally, restart | + | ===== What is installed? ===== |
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+ | Have a quick look at the files installed in '' | ||
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+ | * '' | ||
+ | * '' | ||
+ | * '' | ||
+ | * '' | ||
+ | * '' | ||
+ | * '' | ||
- | ===== Metafor Files ===== | ||
- | When installing Metafor on a computer, several directories are created : | ||
- | {{ doc: | ||
- | * **doc** : a snapshot of the online documentation, | ||
- | * **oo_meta** : this directory contains Metafor and its files, described below | ||
- | * **redist** : VC++ 2012 run-time installer. | ||
- | The executable file of Metafor ('' | ||
- | * **oo_meta/ | ||
- | * **oo_meta/ | ||
- | * **oo_meta/ | ||
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- | Now that Metafor has been installed, we must check that everything is working well. | ||
- | ⇒ [[doc: | ||
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doc/user/tutorials/installation.txt · Last modified: 2024/03/01 16:17 by boman