<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2 Final//EN"> <!--Converted with LaTeX2HTML 2002-2-1 (1.71) original version by: Nikos Drakos, CBLU, University of Leeds * revised and updated by: Marcus Hennecke, Ross Moore, Herb Swan * with significant contributions from: Jens Lippmann, Marek Rouchal, Martin Wilck and others --> <HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>GMT installation considerations</TITLE> <META NAME="description" CONTENT="GMT installation considerations"> <META NAME="keywords" CONTENT="GMT_Tutorial"> <META NAME="resource-type" CONTENT="document"> <META NAME="distribution" CONTENT="global"> <META NAME="Generator" CONTENT="LaTeX2HTML v2002-2-1"> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Style-Type" CONTENT="text/css"> <LINK REL="STYLESHEET" HREF="GMT_Tutorial.css"> <LINK REL="previous" HREF="node6.html"> <LINK REL="up" HREF="node3.html"> <LINK REL="next" HREF="node8.html"> </HEAD> <BODY bgcolor="#ffffff"> <!--Navigation Panel--> <A NAME="tex2html472" HREF="node8.html"> <IMG WIDTH="37" HEIGHT="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" ALT="next" SRC="next.png"></A> <A NAME="tex2html466" HREF="node3.html"> <IMG WIDTH="26" HEIGHT="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" ALT="up" SRC="up.png"></A> <A NAME="tex2html462" HREF="node6.html"> <IMG WIDTH="63" HEIGHT="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" ALT="previous" SRC="prev.png"></A> <A NAME="tex2html468" HREF="node1.html"> <IMG WIDTH="65" HEIGHT="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" ALT="contents" SRC="contents.png"></A> <A NAME="tex2html470" HREF="node63.html"> <IMG WIDTH="43" HEIGHT="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" ALT="index" SRC="index.png"></A> <BR> <B> Next:</B> <A NAME="tex2html473" HREF="node8.html">1. SESSION ONE</A> <B> Up:</B> <A NAME="tex2html467" HREF="node3.html">GMT overview: History, philosophy,</A> <B> Previous:</B> <A NAME="tex2html463" HREF="node6.html">Why is GMT so</A> <B> <A NAME="tex2html469" HREF="node1.html">Contents</A></B> <B> <A NAME="tex2html471" HREF="node63.html">Index</A></B> <BR> <BR> <!--End of Navigation Panel--> <H2><A NAME="SECTION00214000000000000000"></A> <BR> <A NAME="tex2html62" HREF="http://gmt.soest.hawaii.edu"><B>GMT</B></A> installation considerations </H2> <A NAME="362"></A> <P> <A NAME="tex2html66" HREF="http://gmt.soest.hawaii.edu"><B>GMT</B></A> has been installed on machines ranging from super-computers to lap-top PCs. <A NAME="tex2html67" HREF="http://gmt.soest.hawaii.edu"><B>GMT</B></A> only contains some 100,000 lines of code and has modest space/memory requirements. Minimum requirements are <A NAME="363"></A> <P> <UL> <LI>The netCDF library 3.4 or higher (free from www.unidata.edu). </LI> <LI>A C Compiler (free from www.gnu.org). </LI> <LI>About 100 Mb disk space (70 Mb additional for full- and high-resolution coast-lines). </LI> <LI>About 32 Mb memory. <P> </LI> </UL> <P> In addition, we recommend access to a <I>PostScript</I> printer or equivalent (e.g., <I>ghostscript</I><A NAME="1754"></A>), <I>PostScript</I> previewer (e.g., <I>ghostview</I><A NAME="1758"></A>), any flavor of the <I>UNIX</I> operating system, and more disk space and memory. <P> <HR> <!--Navigation Panel--> <A NAME="tex2html472" HREF="node8.html"> <IMG WIDTH="37" HEIGHT="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" ALT="next" SRC="next.png"></A> <A NAME="tex2html466" HREF="node3.html"> <IMG WIDTH="26" HEIGHT="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" ALT="up" SRC="up.png"></A> <A NAME="tex2html462" HREF="node6.html"> <IMG WIDTH="63" HEIGHT="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" ALT="previous" SRC="prev.png"></A> <A NAME="tex2html468" HREF="node1.html"> <IMG WIDTH="65" HEIGHT="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" ALT="contents" SRC="contents.png"></A> <A NAME="tex2html470" HREF="node63.html"> <IMG WIDTH="43" HEIGHT="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" ALT="index" SRC="index.png"></A> <BR> <B> Next:</B> <A NAME="tex2html473" HREF="node8.html">1. SESSION ONE</A> <B> Up:</B> <A NAME="tex2html467" HREF="node3.html">GMT overview: History, philosophy,</A> <B> Previous:</B> <A NAME="tex2html463" HREF="node6.html">Why is GMT so</A> <B> <A NAME="tex2html469" HREF="node1.html">Contents</A></B> <B> <A NAME="tex2html471" HREF="node63.html">Index</A></B> <!--End of Navigation Panel--> <ADDRESS> Paul Wessel 2011-02-27 </ADDRESS> </BODY> </HTML>