How to Install EasyBuild on Fedora CoreOS

EasyBuild is an automatic software building and installation framework for scientific computing software. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the process of installing EasyBuild on Fedora CoreOS.

Step 1: Update the System

Before installing any new software, it is recommended to update the system to ensure that all the packages are up-to-date. You can do this by running the following command:

sudo dnf update -y

Step 2: Install Required Dependencies

EasyBuild requires certain dependencies to be installed before it can be installed on the system. You can install these dependencies by running the following command:

sudo dnf install -y git gcc gfortran make zlib-devel bzip2-devel openssl-devel openmpi-devel java-1.8.0-openjdk-devel

Step 3: Clone the EasyBuild Repository

Now that all the required dependencies are installed, we can proceed to clone the EasyBuild repository. You can do this by running the following command:

git clone https://github.com/easybuilders/easybuild.git

Step 4: Install EasyBuild

To install EasyBuild, navigate to the directory where you cloned the EasyBuild repository and run the following command to install it:

sudo ./easybuild/easybuild/scripts/bootstrap_eb.py install --installpath=/usr/local/software/easybuild --prefix=/usr/local --module-naming=hash

This will install EasyBuild in the /usr/local/software/easybuild directory with the hash-based module naming scheme.

Step 5: Verify the EasyBuild Installation

To verify the EasyBuild installation, you can run the following command:

eb --version

If the installation was successful, you should see the EasyBuild version information in the output.

Conclusion

You have successfully installed EasyBuild on Fedora CoreOS! You can now use EasyBuild to automate the building and installation of scientific computing software.