Installation FAQ
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− | * I am getting "/usr/bin/display: No such file or directory", when trying to display an image. | + | * I am getting "/usr/bin/display: No such file or directory", when trying to display an image. |
Linux version of Davinci uses ImageMagick "display" command by default. Most likely ImageMagick is not installed. | Linux version of Davinci uses ImageMagick "display" command by default. Most likely ImageMagick is not installed. | ||
The solution is to either install ImageMagick or to change the $DV_VIEWER environment variable to your favorite Image Viewer. To set the variable you can either set it on your system shell, or better in the Davinci shell by | The solution is to either install ImageMagick or to change the $DV_VIEWER environment variable to your favorite Image Viewer. To set the variable you can either set it on your system shell, or better in the Davinci shell by | ||
putenv("DV_VIEWER","/path/to/your/favorite/imageviewer") | putenv("DV_VIEWER","/path/to/your/favorite/imageviewer") | ||
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+ | * Plotting command "xplot" doesn't work. It dies silently. | ||
+ | Most likely gnuplot is not installed on your system. Try installing the gnuplot. If it is installed, make sure that it is installed under /usr/bin/gnuplot. You can override the path by setting the environment variable GPLOT_CMD | ||
+ | putenv("GPLOT_CMD","/path/to/your/gnuplot") | ||
+ | Make sure you set this variable before any gnuplot command is invoked. |
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Frequently Asked Questions About Installation
- I am getting "/usr/bin/display: No such file or directory", when trying to display an image.
Linux version of Davinci uses ImageMagick "display" command by default. Most likely ImageMagick is not installed. The solution is to either install ImageMagick or to change the $DV_VIEWER environment variable to your favorite Image Viewer. To set the variable you can either set it on your system shell, or better in the Davinci shell by
putenv("DV_VIEWER","/path/to/your/favorite/imageviewer")
- Plotting command "xplot" doesn't work. It dies silently.
Most likely gnuplot is not installed on your system. Try installing the gnuplot. If it is installed, make sure that it is installed under /usr/bin/gnuplot. You can override the path by setting the environment variable GPLOT_CMD
putenv("GPLOT_CMD","/path/to/your/gnuplot")
Make sure you set this variable before any gnuplot command is invoked.