Tips and Tricks

Installing and using Conda via postInstall

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How do I find a particular file in the environment

Use the Linux command "find."

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Binaries on Code Ocean: compiling and executing (e.g., MEX files in MATLAB)

For all binaries and executables, please include source code whenever possible.

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Missing libXt.so.6: installing X11 dependencies

Fix "libXt.so.6: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory" when installing GR.jl, VTK, or other graphics libraries

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Fixing GR.jl error `GKS: can't open display on ""`

GR.jl needs to be configured to work on Code Ocean (or any other headless system)

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Installing R in a non-R environment, or updating to the most recent version

How to add a recent R version to any environment

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Installing Python 2.7 on Code Ocean

Start from a python 3 environment (with Conda) and install python version 2.7.15

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Adding Julia to your capsule's environment via the postInstall and run scripts

A short postInstall script and a few commands in your run script will take care of it.

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Installing mono on Code Ocean (to run C# code)

Mono is an open source implementation of Microsoft's .NET Framework.

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Installing and using D on Code Ocean

Use apt-get and the postInstall script to install D and necessary libraries.

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Installing gcc 6 or 7 on Ubuntu 16.04

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Installing GNU PSPP

An alternative to SPSS

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Using IDL (by installing GDL) on Code Ocean

GNU Data Language to the rescue.

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Installing LaTeX on Code Ocean

It requires just a few apt-get packages.

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Using the MATLAB Communications System Toolbox

The toolbox requires additional apt-get dependencies to run on Code Ocean.

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Installing MOSEK on Code Ocean

in Python, MATLAB, and R.

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Using VHDL (by installing GHDL) on Code Ocean

Executing VHSIC Hardware Description Language on Code Ocean.

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Publishing Maven projects on Code Ocean

How to avoid a common pitfall by baking Java dependencies into the environment

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Using matplotlib with no display attached

Solving "RuntimeError: Invalid DISPLAY variable" in Python.

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Using Stata on Code Ocean

Packages, image rendering, and command line execution.

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Installing OpenCV for Python

Solving "No matching distribution found for opencv-python."

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Installing user-provided MATLAB toolboxes

Downloading and installing CVX, VLFeat, MOSEK, YALMIP, etc. using postInstall functionality.

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Missing Python header files

Installing development headers and static libraries using apt-get.

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