.. _installation-instructions:

Installing the software
=======================

The IPbus software is packaged as RPMs, stored YUM repositories, for 64-bit x86 CentOS 7, and CentOS 8. The uHAL libraries in these RPMs use the following versions of BOOST and pugiXML (the default OS-provided versions):

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  +---------+-----------+-----------+
  |         | CentOS 7  | CentOS 8  |
  +=========+===========+===========+
  | BOOST   | 1.53.0    | 1.66.0    |
  +---------+-----------+-----------+
  | pugiXML | 1.8       | 1.9       |
  +---------+-----------+-----------+

If you are using 64-bit CentOS 7 or CentOS 8, and want to use these BOOST and pugiXML versions, you should follow the "Installing via YUM" instructions.

If you need the uHAL libraries to use a different version of BOOST or pugiXML, and/or if you are using any operating system except for 64-bit x86 CentOS 7 or CentOS 8, you should follow the "compiling and installing from source" instructions.

.. rubric:: Contents

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   install/yum
   install/compile