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Installing ROOT on Ubuntu

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ArC_man
Profile Blog Joined August 2006
United States2798 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-06-28 01:17:16
June 28 2008 01:15 GMT
#1
I've been trying to install ROOT on linux, but to no avail. My postdoc actually helped me install it on my comp in lab and I tried to copy what he did but it didn't produce the same results.

Anyways, here's what I did so far (following the directions here):
- I dl'ed root and extracted it to /home/brian/root
- I changed my .bashrc and added

"export ROOTSYS=/home/brian/root
export PATH=$ROOTSYS/bin:$PATH
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$ROOTSYS/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH"

I saved it, checked my $PATH which looks like:
/home/brian/root/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games

I type "root" in the shell, and nothing happens.

edit: you can tell I'm not much of a computer wiz, so if you have instructions, please make them as easy as possible, lol.

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dyodyo
Profile Blog Joined December 2005
Philippines578 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-06-28 01:41:31
June 28 2008 01:40 GMT
#2
For a second there, I thought you were installing "root" ...

Anyways if you're installing from source, its not enough to just extract them (ie tar -xjvf <tar.gz file>). You also need to compile them (ie run "configure" then "make" or "make install").

I think you missed step #2 on the "Choosing the installation method" section of the page you linked

1. get the sources of latest ROOT (see above)
2. now type the build commands:

all shells:
./configure --help
./configure [<arch>] --prefix=/usr/local [set arch appropriately if not default]
(g)make [or, make -j2, for dual CPU machines]
(g)make install [su to root if --prefix points to a system dir]


3. try running root:

sh family:
root
csh family:
rehash
root

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ArC_man
Profile Blog Joined August 2006
United States2798 Posts
June 28 2008 01:45 GMT
#3
OH WTF, how did I miss step 2? -.-z

thx for the help.
Jibba
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
United States22883 Posts
June 28 2008 04:14 GMT
#4
Why are you installing root? Sudo is a pretty important part of it.
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betaben
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
681 Posts
June 28 2008 05:58 GMT
#5
you do not need to be admin to install root. maybe to make install, but the basic program will run anywhere
architecture
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
United States643 Posts
June 28 2008 06:24 GMT
#6
Arc_man: Did you resolve your problem yet?

You either downloaded the source or the binaries. I'm not sure the FC4 binaries will work on Ubuntu, so you will have to compile from source as per dyodyo's instructions.

Here's some more instructions:
http://theoryl1.wordpress.com/2008/05/31/root-installations-on-ubuntu-804-and-leopard/

I do believe you will need so run "sudo make install" to get it to install.

If you still have any problems feel free to PM me.
tpfkan
ArC_man
Profile Blog Joined August 2006
United States2798 Posts
June 28 2008 06:53 GMT
#7
On June 28 2008 13:14 Jibba wrote:
Why are you installing root? Sudo is a pretty important part of it.

I use it in my lab. I'm kinda the new guy there so I'm still learning linux and root.

I haven't tried again yet, thanks for the help so far. I'll definitely PM one of you if I have problems.
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