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Ubuntu[sci] 9.10

Ubuntu^sci 9.10, released on 18 March 2010, is the latest release of the Ubuntu^sci project.

Besides a collection of generic tools useful to most researchers, Ubuntu^sci 9.10 also includes support for researchers working in the following domains:

• GeoSciences

• BioSciences

• Computer Science and Informatics

• Mathematics

For more information, please see the release notes.

DVD images (for amd64 and i386) can be downloaded from here.

If you do not wish to download the DVD images, you can follow the approach described below to install the Ubuntu^sci scientific software on top of an existing Ubuntu 9.10 installation.

Although every effort has been made to ensure that it is of the highest quality possible, it is not guaranteed to be 100% suitable for your computing needs.

Ubuntu[sci] 9.04 (called Scubuntu 9.04)

Unofficially released on 1st of June 2009 TODO: links

Ubuntu[sci] 8.10 (called Scubuntu 8.10)

Scubuntu 8.10, released on 25 November 2008, was the first release of the Ubuntu^sci project, and still carried the original project name. It should be considered a proof of concept release. Although every effort was made to ensure that it was of the highest quality possible, it is not guaranteed to be 100% suitable for your computing needs. Its main purpose was to serve as a demonstrator of what the future of Ubuntu^sci could hold, and to act as an initial base on top of which future Ubuntu^sci releases could be built.

Besides a collection of generic tools useful to most researchers, Ubuntu^sci 8.10 also included support for researchers working in the following domains:

• GeoSciences

• BioSciences

For more information, please see the release notes.

The CD image (for i386 only) can be downloaded from here.

For non-i386 architectures, you'll need to follow the approach described below.

Installing on top of Ubuntu

All versions

It is possible (and easy) to install Ubuntu^sci on top of an existing Ubuntu installation. To do so,

1. Add the Ubuntu^sci PPA to your sources.list - see https://launchpad.net/~scubuntu-dev/+archive/ppa/

2. Add the Ubuntu^sci PPA key to your ring of trusted archive keys (instructions on the PPA site given above, or install the ubuntusci-keyring package from the PPA)

3. sudo apt-get update
4. install the appropriate metapackages

   1. For 9.10 or newer:sudo apt-get install ubuntusci-profile where profile is one of the supported Ubuntu^sci profiles. To see all available Ubuntu^sci profiles, run apt-cache search ubuntusci (or search for "ubuntusci" in synaptic)

   2. For 9.04 and older:sudo apt-get install scubuntu-profile where profile is one of the supported Ubuntu^sci profiles. To see all available Ubuntu^sci profiles, run apt-cache search scubuntu (or search for "scubuntu" in synaptic)

5. To get the Ubuntu^sci look, open up your Appearance settings and select the Ubuntu^sci theme.

As of Ubuntu[sci] 9.10, it is also possible to install Ubuntu^sci as an add-on on top of an existing Ubuntu installation by using the DVDs. To do so, you need to do the following:

1. Log in to your standard Ubuntu 9.10 desktop, and insert the Ubuntu^sci DVD

2. You need to run the script called “autorun” in the root of the DVD.
   1. This can be done by inserting the DVD, waiting for the Nautilus file manager to display its contents, and then double clicking on the “autorun” file.
   2. Note: on some systems, this file may be automatically run after you insert the DVD.
   3. If double-clicking the “autorun” file does not launch the installer, but rather displays the contents of the file in your text editor, it is likely that your system has mounted the DVD without execute permissions. If this is case, you will need to launch the addon installer from the command line as follows (assuming that the DVD is mounted at: “/media/Ubuntu[sci] 9.10”):

      • cd “/media/Ubuntu[sci] 9.10” && sh autorun

Mirrors

The next release of Ubuntu^sci will be available on 2 mirrors in South Africa. Details will be made available on this page closer to the release.