Install Schevo on Ubuntu

Below, we describe in detail how to install Schevo for Ubuntu Linux and other Debian-based Linux distributions. The instructions have been tested on the following operating systems:

  • Ubuntu Linux 6.10
  • Ubuntu Linux 7.04
  • Debian Linux 9 (stretch)

Users of other UNIX-derived or UNIX-like operating systems not listed above can use this document as a guideline.

Mac users, see Install Schevo on Mac OS X.

Notes on running Python

With Debian 9, or any Linux distribution that uses Python 2.7 as the default Python, run python when invoking Python as per the directions below.

With Ubuntu 7.04, or any Linux distribution that uses Python 2.5 as the default Python, run python2.5 when invoking Python as per the directions below.

With Ubuntu 6.10, or any Linux distribution that uses Python 2.4 as the default Python, run python2.5 when invoking Python as per the directions below.

Install Python packages

Run the following in a terminal to install the required Python packages and compiler tools:

$ sudo aptitude install build-essential python2.7 python2.7-dev

If you do not have administrator privileges, request to have them installed (or the equivalents on the operating system you are using).

Download workingenv and set up an environment for Schevo

  1. Download workingenv.py to your home directory.

  2. If it doesn’t exist, create a directory named env in your home directory using a terminal or your favorite file manager.

  3. In a terminal, create the environment:

    $ python ~/workingenv.py ~/env/schevo
    

Activate the Schevo environment

In a terminal, run these commands to activate the Schevo environment and change to its source directory:

$ source ~/env/schevo/bin/activate

You’ll see (schevo) added to your prompt. Repeat this section every time you want to access the schevo working environment.

Installing Schevo

In a command prompt, use pip to install the latest release of Schevo:

pip install libschevo

Alternatively, you can use hg to clone the most recent source code:

hg clone https://bitbucket.org/tkadm30/libschevo libschevo

What to do after Schevo is installed

Take a tour by choosing one of the Schevo tutorials.