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-====== What is EasyBuild? ====== 
  
-EasyBuild is a software build and installation framework that allows you to manage (scientific) software on High Performance Computing (HPC) systems in an efficient way. It is motivated by the need for a tool that combines the following features: 
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-  * a flexible framework for building/​installing (scientific) software 
-  * fully automates software builds 
-  * divert from the standard configure / make / make install with custom procedures 
-  * allows for easily reproducing previous builds 
-  * keep the software build recipes/​specifications simple and human-readable 
-  * supports co-existence of versions/​builds via dedicated installation prefix and module files 
-  * enables sharing with the HPC community (win-win situation) 
-  * automagic dependency resolution 
-  * retain logs for traceability of the build processes 
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-You can see more information in the official project website: https://​easybuild.readthedocs.io/​ 
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-====== Requirement ====== 
-  * Python: 2.6 or 2.7, or Python 3.x (>= 3.5).  
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-  - Only EasyBuild v4.0 (or newer) is compatible with Python 3, earlier EasyBuild releases require Python 2.  
-  - only EasyBuild versions prior to v4.0 require vsc-base. See [[https://​easybuild.readthedocs.io/​en/​latest/​Installation.html#​required-python-packages-eb3|required Python packages for older EasyBuild versions]] 
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-  * modules tool: Tcl(/C) environment modules or Lmod, see [[https://​easybuild.readthedocs.io/​en/​latest/​Installation.html#​required-modules-tool|Required modules tool]] for more details. See too [[hpc:​lmod|Install Lmod]] 
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-====== Install ====== 
-Easybuild cannot be installed with the root user, for this reason it is necessary to create a user account that will take care of using it 
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-To create the user account do the following: 
-<​code>​ 
-adduser easybuild 
-</​code>​ 
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-Now it is necessary to execute the Easybuild installation process with the user created previously. 
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-<​code>​ 
-su - easybuild 
-</​code>​ 
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-<​code>​ 
-EASYBUILD_PREFIX=$HOME/​.local/​easybuild 
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-# download script 
-curl -O https://​raw.githubusercontent.com/​easybuilders/​easybuild-framework/​develop/​easybuild/​scripts/​bootstrap_eb.py 
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-# bootstrap EasyBuild 
-python bootstrap_eb.py $EASYBUILD_PREFIX 
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-# update $MODULEPATH,​ and load the EasyBuild module 
-module use $EASYBUILD_PREFIX/​modules/​all 
-module load EasyBuild 
-</​code>​ 
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