NOAA/CPC/International Desks
Prerequisite Packages and CPT
Installation
Eleventh International Training Workshop Climate Variability and Predictions
(11ITWCVP)
Ankara, Turkey, April 2019
System Requirements
• HARDWARE: Windows (32 or 64 bit, Windows version 7.0 or above)
• MEMORY: 4GB or more (if possible)
• Free DISK SPACE: 50GB or more
• Internet Connection
• A windows winzip or 7-zip utility to unpack a tar file
• SOFTWARE:
– GrADS (v2.2.x or later), V2.02 for windows users
– GNU FORTRAN Compiler,
– GNU precision calculator (bc),
– Notepad ++
– Wget
– Image Magick
Cygwin Installation
• Look for the setup file in your download
folder, and double click on it to initiate the
cygwin installation:-
Click on next to go to the next step
Click on next to install from internet
Cygwin Installation
Click on next to proceed with the
recommended selection
Click on next to proceed with the
default installation location
Cygwin Installation
Click on next to proceed with the
default installation location
Select one of the download sites, click
on next to initiate cygwin download
Cygwin Installation
Click on next to proceed with the
default packages
Click on next to proceed with the
final cygwin installation
• In the view drop down menu, change Category to Not Installed, and type bc on
the search window (see top right). This will install gnu bc maths package.
Cygwin Installation
Click on next to proceed with the
default packages
Click on next to proceed with the
final cygwin installation
• Click on “skip” on the first raw to change it to 1.06.95-2, and click on next to
finalize the cygwin installation.
• If everything goes well, you should see the cygwin shortcut icon on your
desktop.
Cygwin Installation
Click on two check boxes, and finish
the installation
• If everything goes well, you
should see the cygwin
shortcut icon on your
desktop:
Wget installation
• Using your file explorer go to your Downloads folder, and look for
cygwin installation file:
• Double click on it to initiate installation, click on next several time
until it shows the select packages window (below)
Wget installation
1. Using the dropdown menu,
choose Not installed
2. Type wget next to search
3. Click on the skip next to wget,
and choose the latest
version(1.19.1-2)
4. Click on next to finalize your
installation. This will update
your cygwin, as well as it installs
the missing wget libraries.
Wget installation
• On your cygwin terminal, type:
Which wget
• A message that looks like the above screenshot confirms
successful installation of wget.
GNU GFORTRAN Installation
https://gcc.gnu.org/wiki/GFortranBinaries
• Download the latest executable file to install GFORTRAN compiler
• In your download folder, double click on gfortran-windows-20140629.exe to initiate
the GFORTRAN compiler installation.
• Click on “ I agree” and next, click on close to finish the installation
• Open the cygwin window, and type gfortran to verify your gfortran installation
• The message that looks like the
screenshot on the right verifies
successful installation of GFORTRAN
Installation of OpenGrADS
https://sourceforge.net/projects/opengrads/files/grads2/2.2.1.oga.1/Windows/
• Click on the executable file to download the installation file
• In your download folder, double click opengrads-2.2.1.oga.1-win32_superpack .exe
(gfortran-windows-20140629) to initiate the GrADS installation. Click on English, next,
and select I agree and click on next.
• Click on next several times to initiate the installation.
• If your installation is successful, you should see GrADS shortcut icon on your desktop.
• Open the cygwin window and type opengrads –p to verify installation of GrADS.
• If the GrADS display window opens, it confirms successful installation of GrADS.
• It is also okay if you have grads-2.0.2 version on your
computer!
ImageMagick Installation
https://imagemagick.org/script/download.php#windows
• Click on the appropriate link to download the installation files
• In your download folder, double click on ImageMagick-7.0.8-28-Q16-x64-dll.exe to
initiate ImageMagick installation.
• Accept the agreement, and click next several times to agree with the default setup.
Notepad++ Installation
https://notepad-plus-plus.org/download/v7.6.3.html
• Click on the appropriate link to download the installation files
• In your download folder, double click on npp.7.6.3.Installer.x64.exe to initiate
notepad++ installation.
• Accept the agreement, and click next several times to agree with the default setup.
Notepad++ Installation
https://notepad-plus-plus.org/download/v7.6.3.html
• You need to set alias and environment variable to have access notepad++ from your
cygwin terminal
• Go to you cygwin home folder (C:\cygwin64\home\your user name)
• Open .bashrc using your favorite text editor
• Scroll down to the end and add the following two lines, and save and exit:
export EDITOR="/cygdrive/C/Program\ Files/Notepad++/Notepad++.exe"alias
npp="/cygdrive/C/Program\ Files/Notepad++/Notepad++.exe“
• This allows you to run notepad++ from your cygwin window (typing npp)
Creating an alias to opengrads
• Type
which opengrads
• The version of your GrADS is 2.2, if you get a message that looks like:
/cygdrive/c/OpenGrADS-2.2/Contents/Cygwin/Versions/2.2.1.oga.1/i686/opengrads
• Make sure that you are in your home directory, by typing
cd
• Open your .bashrc by typing:
npp .bashrc
• Scroll down to the end of the file, and add this line:
alias grads= /cygdrive/c/OpenGrADS-2.2/Contents/Cygwin/Versions/2.2.1.oga.1/i686/opengrads
• Save and exit
• Close your cygwin terminal, and reopen it. And then type grads –p,
Prerequisite Packages for Linux
Users
Installing Perl-Env and Gnu Precision
• Install perl-Env
– sudo apt-get install perl-Env (Debian/Ubuntu
users)
– sudo yum install perl-Env (RHEL/CentOS users)
– sudo dnf install perl-Env (Fedora 22+ users)
• Install gnu precision calculator (bc)
sudo apt-get install bc (Debian/Ubuntu users)
sudo yum install bc (RHEL/CentOS users)
sudo dnf install bc (Fedora 22+ users)
Installing gfortran and ImageMagick
• Install gfortran compiler
– sudo apt-get install gcc-gfortran (Debian/Ubuntu
users)
– sudo yum install gcc-gfortran (RHEL/CentOS users)
– sudo dnf install gcc-gfortran (Fedora 22+ users)
• Install ImageMagick
sudo apt-get install imagemagick (Debian/Ubuntu
users)
sudo yum install ImageMagick (RHEL/CentOS users)
sudo dnf install ImageMagick (Fedora 22+ users)
Installing OpenGrADS
• Using your linux terminal change your directory to /usr/local/bin, by typing cd
/usr/local/bin
• Download grads package using:
Sudo wget
https://sourceforge.net/projects/opengrads/files/grads2/2.2.1.oga.1/Linux%20%2864%20Bits%29/opengrads-
2.2.1.oga.1-bundle-x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-glibc_2.17.tar.gz
• Unpack the package using:
sudo tar -xzvf opengrads-2.2.1.oga.1-bundle-x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-glibc_2.17.tar.gz
• Copy GrADS binaries and associated files into the current folder:
sudo cp –rf opengrads-2.2.1.oga.1/Contents/* .
• You may remove the unwanted files and folders:
sudo rm –rf opengrads-2.2.1.oga.1
sudo rm opengrads-2.2.1.oga.1-bundle-x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-glibc_2.17.tar.gz
• Test your GrADS installation:
– Close and reopen the terminal and type grads –p
– your installation is successful, if GrADS runs without error message
Prerequisite Packages for mac
Users
Preinstalled packages
• Usually Mac comes with preinstalled packages
such as:
gcc, bc, and curl
• You may checkout this by typing:
wchich gcc
which bc
which curl
Missing packages
• You may not have some packages on your
Mac:
gfortran and wget
• You may checkout this by typing:
wchich gfortran
which wget
CPT Installation Guideline
for Windows (Desktop or Cygwin) and Linux users
NOAA/CPC/International Desks
Guidelines for installing CPT under
Windows Desktop Environment
Windows: Desktop installation (1)
• In your download folder look for the zipped
executable file named CPT_installation_15.7.6.exe_
• Unzipped it to extract the
CPT_installation_15.7.6.exe installation file in your
download folder
• double click on it to initiate the installation - Allow
your system to start the process.
• Click next - Accept the agreement - Click next
several times to agree with the default setup
Windows: Desktop installation (2)
Click on Install to proceed
Check CPT shortcut icon on your desktop
If everything goes well, you should see the
screen below. Click on finish to close.
Guidelines for installing CPT under
Cygwin Environment
• In your windows Downloads folder look for the .tar.gz
packed file named CPT.15.7.6.tar.gz
• Using file explorer copy this file into your cygwin
home folder (C:\cygwin64\home\your user name)
• On your desktop click on the cygwin icon to open a
terminal
• Type the following commands to create a new
directory and unpack the source code
mkdir -p /opt/CPT
tar xzvf CPT.15.7.6.tar.gz -C /opt/CPT --strip-components=1
Windows: installation for Cygwin (1)
• Move into the extracted folder by typing the
following command:
cd /opt/CPT/15.7.6
• Proceed with the compilation process by typing
the following commands:
make all
make
make install
make deepclean
Windows: installation for Cygwin (2)
Windows: installation for Cygwin (3)
You need to set environment variable to access CPT from your cygwin terminal.
In the cygwin terminal type the
following command lines :
cd
npp .bashrc &
Scroll down to the end and add the
following two lines, and save and exit:
export PATH=/opt/CPT/15.7.6/bin:$PATH
export CPT_BIN_DIR=C:/cygwin64/opt/CPT/15.7.6/bin
Click here to save
Click here to .bashrc file Click here to close Notepad++
To verify the success of the installation,
close the cygwin terminal and follow the instructions on the next slide.
Windows: installation for Cygwin (4)
Verifying if the installation was complete with success
On your Desktop double click on cygwin icon to open a
terminal and type CPT.x
A message that looks like the below screenshot confirms
successful installation of CPT under Cygwin.
To exit CPT type the
number 0
Guidelines for Linux and Mac users
• Using your terminal go to your home folder and
create a new folder:
cd
mkdir CPT
• Change your directory to this newly created folder
cd CPT
• Use curl or wget to download the CPT packed file:
curl -o CPT.15.7.6.tar.gz https://iri.columbia.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/CPT.15.7.6.tar.gz
• Type the command below to unpack the file:
tar –xvf CPT.15.7.6.tar.gz
Installation guide for Linux Users (1)
• Move into the extracted folder using the following
command line:
cd ~/CPT/15.7.6
• Proceed with the compilation process by typing
the following commands:
make all
make
make install
make deepclean
Installation guide for Linux Users (2)
Proceed to the installation
Installation guide for Linux Users (3)
You need to set environment variable to access CPT from your cygwin terminal.
In the linux terminal type the
following command lines :
cd
gedit ~/.bashrc &
Scroll down to the end and add the
following two lines, and save and close:
export PATH=~/CPT/15.7.6/bin:$PATH
export CPT_BIN_DIR=~/CPT/15.7.6/bin
Into the terminal, type these command lines:
source ~/bashrc &
CPT.x
A message that looks like the above screenshot
confirms successful installation of CPT under linux
• Using your terminal go to your home folder and
create a new folder:
cd
mkdir CPT
• Change your directory to this newly created folder
cd CPT
• Use curl or wget to download the CPT packed file:
curl -o CPT.15.7.6.tar.gz https://iri.columbia.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/CPT.15.7.6.tar.gz
• Type the command below to unpack the file:
tar –xvf CPT.15.7.6.tar.gz
Installation guide for Mac Users (1)
• Move into the extracted folder using the following
command:
cd 15.7.6
• Proceed with the compilation process:
make all
make
make install
make deepclean
Installation guide for Mac Users (2)
Proceed with the installation
Installation guide for Mac Users (3)
You need to set environment variable to access CPT from your cygwin terminal.
In the linux terminal type the
following command lines :
cd
gedit .bashrc &
Scroll down to the end and add the
following two lines, and save and close:
export PATH=/home/username/CPT/15.7.6/bin:$PATH
export CPT_BIN_DIR==/home/username//CPT/15.7.6/bin
Into the terminal, type these command lines:
source ~/bashrc &
CPT.x
A message that looks like the above screenshot
confirms successful installation of CPT under linux
Downloading Workshop Files
• Using your cygwin/Linux terminal go to your
home folder, by typing
cd
• Download GrADS Exerrcise files:
curl –o grads_excercise.tar.gz
https://ftp.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/International/11ITWCVP_Ankara2019/Endalk/grads_excercise.tar.
gz
• Download Shell/GrADS based subseasonal
demonstration files:
curl –o subseason_with_grads.tar.gz
https://ftp.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/International/11ITWCVP_Ankara2019/Endalk/sub
season_with_grads.tar.gz
