Installing Biskit

This section guides you through the installation of Biskit and its helper applications.

Short instruction: ...well, kind of short. These instructions should cover most cases.
Install prerequisites: Step-by-step instructions for installing all libraries and programs needed by the Biskit module itself.
Helper applications: The list of third-party programs that can be used by Biskit
Setup environment: Adapt Biskit to your local environment.
PVM Howto: Get your PVM (Parallel Virtual Machine) up and running.
Testing Howto: How to test your Biskit installation.
Install helper applications: Detailed installation instructions for some of the programs that are interfaced by Biskit
Troubleshooting: additional hints for getting some stubborn libraries and programs running.
Package mirror: Local copies of third-party libraries and programs used by Biskit.
Ubuntu installation log: A log of a complete Biskit installation from scratch on a fresh Ubuntu 7.04 server.
Biskit Virtual Machine: For a quick evaluation of Biskit, we provide the VMware snapshot of a Ubuntu server with the complete Biskit package and many helper applications pre-installed.
Windows installation: At least the Biskit core library should also work on Windows. We just haven't really tested it on this platform. The interface to external programs may or may not work. Please report your experience!
Mac OS X installation: How-to for installing Bikit under Mac OSX.