EMAN2 Mac OS X Visual Install Guide

This guide is intended for novice users who are new to the UNIX shell environment.

1. Copy the "EMAN2" folder to Applications

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2. Configure shell environment

The "bash" shell is the default on Mac OS X, so we will add the EMAN2's init script to bash's ".profile" file in your home directory. Add this line to your ".profile" file.

test -r /Applications/EMAN2/init.EMAN2.cvs.sh && source /Applications/EMAN2/init.EMAN2.cvs.sh

One easy way to open your ".profile" file for editing is with the following command:

touch ~/.profile; open -e ~/.profile

This will create the file if it doesn't exit, and open it in your default text editor. Add the EMAN2 init line and save the file.

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3. Run EMAN2

You can check that your EMAN2 installation is working by running "e2.py"

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To run EMAN2's workflow interface, "cd" to a data directory and run "e2workflow.py"