Software (self-)Installation
We provide a number of applications on Baskerville. However, we understand that there are situations where users would prefer to self-install. If this is the case then please refer to the documentation below.
All installations should be done on a compute node and we provide information on how to start an interactive job on a compute node, which may assist you in the installations.
Installation on Login Nodes
The login nodes do not have GPUs or CUDA available. Also, we may kill, without warning, any long-running or CPU intensive process running on a login node.
Self-installing Python software¶
We provide some Python software. To install your own Python software on top of these we recommend using a virtual environment. To create this:
- Load the required modules
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In a suitable directory, create a virtual environment:
python -m venv --system-site-packages _venvname_ -
Activate the virtual environment
source _venvname_/bin/activate -
Install your Python software, for example using
pip install _packagename_
To use the Python software installed in the virtual environment:
- Load the same modules as used when creating the virtual environment
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Activate the virtual environment
source _venvname_/bin/activate -
Use your Python software
Self-installing C/C++/Fortran software¶
We provide a number of tools to help you with your software development needs.
On Baskerville we provide several families of compilers. In addition, the installed applications include include standard libraries and build tools, which may prove useful building blocks for your own installations.