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Installing and configuring MINC
Current Version
Currently, MINC tools are distributed as part of minc-toolkit, details on installation are located at bic-mni.github.io, all the source code is now hosted on GitHUB
Historical information (out-of date)
The minc tools and related software can be installed under Unix, Linux, Windows and Mac OS X. Below is the list of detailed installation types depending on the operating system used. You can download all available software at the "MNI software repository"
Source means having the source code in a tar.gz compression format, to be compiled and installed manually. See SourceInstall for more information. You will have to configure your system and to install additional supplementary PERL modules.
Binary means there are installable binaries for this system. It can take the form of a package (e.g. a .deb format for Ubuntu) or a tar.gz with executables. See BinaryInstalls for more information.
Note that "MINC-Bundle" means there is a bundle with all the MINC tools & associated software available, as opposed to installing each package separately.
The following table summarizes the recommended installation method for each platform.
+ Distribution List Distribution
Source
Package
MINC-Bundle
Notes Cygwin
X
tar dumps of Cygwin builds deb
X
old Debian packages debian-lenny (64 bits)
X
X
Debian packages osx-10.3
X
osx package builds osx-10.4-intel
X
osx-10.4
X
osx-10.5-x86_64-alex
osx-10.5
X
tgz
X
source packages ubuntu-gutsy (7.10)
X
Ubuntu packages ubuntu-hardy (8.04)
X
X ubuntu-intrepid (8.10)
X
X ubuntu-jaunty (9.04)
X
X ubuntu-karmic (9.10)
X
X ubuntu-lucid (10.04, 64 bits)
X
X ubuntu-maverick (10.10, 64 bits)
X
X virtual-machines
X
pre-built virtual machines with MINC tools win32
X
Windows builds of MINC