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Overview

AccessGrid 2.3 and 2.4 toolkit downloads for Slackware 10.0 are available below.

These downloads are not suitable for Slackware 10.1 which uses a later version of python (see AG2.4 for Slackware 10.1)


Latest Downloads

Toolkit Version
Platform
AG2.4
(for python 2.3 e.g. Slackware 10.0)
Prerequisites:
Slackware-10
wxPythonGTK2
wxMozilla


Extras:

Source code:



Method (Slackware 10) 

It is assumed the kernel has been recompiled with multicast support (CONFIG_IP_MULTICAST=y). This is the default in Slackware 10 (the platform recommended here).

Download the appropriate installation bundle and prerequisites listed above.

As root,
- install the prerequisite packages (if not previously installed):
installpkg wxPythonGTK2-py2.3-2.4.2.4-i386-2.tgz
installpkg wxMozilla-0.5.3-i486-1.tgz
- unpack the installation bundle e.g.
tar zxvf AccessGrid-2.4-py2.3-i486-1.tar.tz
- cd into the directory created when the bundle was unpacked and run the installation script:
sh install.sh

As normal user,
- run the VenueClient (available in the main "Applications->Access Grid" menu)

Documentation is available from the "Applications->Access Grid->Documentation" menu.
ANL also provides general AG2 documentation




Previous Versions

Toolkit version
 Platform
AG2.3
(Slackware release 3)
Prerequisites:
Slackware-10
wxPythonGTK2
xawtv
wxMozilla

Changes since AG2.3-2 release:
New version of globus-data-management package (with Thomas Uram's io patch). This should only affect sites running the VenueServer.


Current issues:
Requires move or removal of user's .AccessGrid directory tree (only if upgrading from a pre-AG2.3 installation)
Spurious "error" messages from some tools

Source code:
AG2.3
(Slackware release 2)
Prerequisites:
Slackware-10
wxPythonGTK2
xawtv
wxMozilla

Changes since AG2.3-1 release:
Changed to wxPythonGTK2 (to enable wxMozilla/SharedBrowser)
SharedBrowser now works (using wxMozilla)
SharedImageViewer included
VenueVNC's vncviewer is now executable by default

Current issues:
Requires move or removal of user's .AccessGrid directory tree (only if upgrading from a pre-AG2.3 installation)
Spurious "error" messages from some tools
AG2.3
(Slackware Release 1)
Prerequisites:
Slackware-10
wxPthonGTK (version py2.3-2.4.2.4)
xawtv (version 3.93)

Current issues:
Reverted to wxPythonGTK py2.3-2.4.2.4
Requires move or removal of user's .AccessGrid directory tree
Spurious "error" messages from some tools

Source code:
AG2.3 beta2
Prerequisites:
Slackware-10
wxPythonGTK (this is py2.3-2.5.1.5, py2.3-2.5.2.7 is broken)
xawtv (3.93)

Current issues:
Authorisation for new anonymous certificates is broken (ordinary identity certificates are fine!)


Source code:
AG2.3 beta1

Prerequisites:
Slackware 10.0 (9.1 also works)
wxPythonGTK-py2.3-2.5.1.5  (release 2)
xawtv


Current issues:
  • "Store Configuration" (in VenueClient's NodeManagement) doesn't work the first time VenueClient is run. Workaround is to run VenueClient a second time, reconfigure your node with the NodeManagement widget, then do the "Store Configuration". Bugzilla reference...
  • This release for Slackware is patched so that ALSA audio is used by rat.
pre-beta AG2.3 Prerequisites:
Slackware 10.0 (9.1 also works)
wxPythonGTK-py2.3-2.5.1.5  (note new release 2 for Slack 9.1 compatibility)
xawtv


Current issues:
  • "Store Configuration" (in VenueClient's NodeManagement) doesn't work the first time VenueClient is run. Workaround is to run VenueManagement a second time, reconfigure your node, then Store Configuration. Bugzilla reference...

AG2.2 NOTE! This is a snapshot, at 29/7/2004, for testing

AG2.2 (CVS Snapshot 29th July, 2004) for Slackware 10.0 installation bundle.
Prerequisites:
wxPythonGTK-py2.3-2.5.1.5
xawtv


Current issues:
  • This installation bundle requires a new wxPythonGTK release (2.5.1.5) available above. Please update this if you have a previous version installed e.g.
            upgradepkg --install-new --reinstall wxPythonGTK-py2.3-2.5.1.5-i386-1.tgz
  • Top level menus still need some work
  • Tested with Slackware 10.0 (both 2.4.26 & 2.6.7 kernels), but should work with Slackware 9.1 too


Comments and suggestions to Chris Willing <willing at itee.uq.edu.au>