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===== Video ===== | ===== Video ===== | ||
- | This video shows how to install Metafor. | + | This video shows how to install Metafor |
- | <html> | + | <WRAP centeralign column 100%> |
- | <iframe width=" | + | {{url> |
- | </html> | + | </WRAP> |
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- | ===== Installing Metafor | + | ===== Download the installer |
- | On Windows, just use the setup program. | ||
- | {{ doc:user:install_metafor.jpg | + | Installers are available for Windows, Linux and macOS on this website: [[teaching:private: |
- | Towards the end, it is possible to install Visual C++ 2012 Microsoft runtime libraries (do so if you do not know what it is). | ||
- | On Linux/Unix, just decompress a tarball. | + | {{ : |
+ | ===== Step-by-step Procedure ===== | ||
+ | * 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. | ||
- | ===== License | + | ===== Where is Metafor? |
- | By default, the installation program will copy a " | + | By default, |
- | If more nodes are needed, Metafor requires a license ('' | + | {{ :doc:user:tutorials:what_is_installed.jpg? |
- | 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). | + | ===== What is installed? ===== |
- | {{ doc:user:getmac.png |}} | + | Have a quick look at the files installed in '' |
- | As can be seen above, the MAC addresses are printed out by Metafor. | + | * '' |
+ | * '' | ||
+ | * '' | ||
+ | * '' | ||
+ | * '' | ||
+ | * '' | ||
- | Finally, restart Metafor, so the program can read the new license file. | ||
- | ===== A DLL went missing when installing Metafor ===== | ||
- | Metafor needs Python to run. Install the appropriate python version (it should be the one used to compile the Metafor version you are currently installing. The name of the missing DLL might help you find the right version). | ||
- | ===== 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** : the setup of VC++ 2005 runtimes, if you did not install them earlier | ||
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- | The executable file of Metafor ('' | ||
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- | * **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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