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EMEN2 Dependencies

For client usage, no dependencies are required beyond the basic Python environment; the GUI clients require PyQt4. See EMDash for more information about EMEN2 desktop utilities.

On the database server side, Berkeley DB and bsddb3 are required for basic functionality. If you want to run the web server, you will also need Twisted, Markdown, and Mako. Additional server features, such as thumbnails and plotting, are provided by EMAN2 and ImageMagick.

Please note that we include all the EMEN2 dependencies listed below in the EMAN2 binary distribution. This is the recommended way to install and use EMEN2. See EMAN2 for information about EMAN2.

See EMEN2/Install for instructions on installing EMEN2 once all dependencies are installed.

Python Environment

Python 2.6 or 2.7
- Note: do not use Python 3.0+
- http://www.python.org

Core Database

Berkeley DB 5.x+
- BDB is the storage and transactional backend for EMEN2
- Note: Relatively recent 4.8.2x release are probably OK as well
- http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/products/berkeley-db/index.html
bsddb3 5.x+
- Python bindings for Berkeley DB
- Note: Relatively recent 4.8.2x release are probably OK as well
- http://www.jcea.es/programacion/pybsddb.htm
- "easy_install bsddb3"
dateutil
- A library for accurate manipulation of dates and times
- http://labix.org/python-dateutil
- "easy_install dateutil"

Web Server

Mako Templates (latest)
- A simple, fast templating system for Python
- http://www.makotemplates.org/
- "easy_install mako"
Twisted 10.x+
- An event-driven networking engine written in Python
- http://twistedmatrix.com/trac/
- "easy_install twisted"
Markdown
- Simplified rich-text editing
- "easy_install Markdown"

Web Server: Optional

EMAN2 (highly recommended)
- EMAN2 is optionally used to generate browsable micrograph previews.
- http://ncmi.bcm.edu/ncmi/software/counter_222/software_86
ImageMagick (recommended)
- Thumbnail and document preview support for "normal" image formats (jpg, png, etc.)
- Commonly installed on Linux
- http://www.imagemagick.org/
pyOpenSSL
- Network encryption
- "easy_install pyOpenSSL"

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-[[EMEN2]] is dependent on several other packages. With the exception of Python, which is generally up to date and well-packaged on most systems, I recommend downloading the latest version from the project's site and installing it, or using easy_install for the package if possible. (Linux/Mac package management systems often have out of date software.)
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-If I have specified a version, it is the minimum version I have tested EMEN2 with. I cannot guarantee success with versions earlier than noted.
+For client usage, no dependencies are required beyond the basic Python environment; the GUI clients require PyQt4. See [[EMEN2/EMDash|EMDash]] for more information about EMEN2 desktop utilities.
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- * Python 2.5+
  * (note: do not use Python 3.0+)
+On the database server side, Berkeley DB and bsddb3 are required for basic functionality. If you want to run the web server, you will also need Twisted, Markdown, and Mako. Additional server features, such as thumbnails and plotting, are provided by EMAN2 and ImageMagick.

Please note that we include all the EMEN2 dependencies listed below in the EMAN2 binary distribution. This is the recommended way to install and use EMEN2. See [[EMAN2]] for information about EMAN2.

See [[EMEN2/Install]] for instructions on installing EMEN2 once all dependencies are installed.

== Python Environment ==

 * Python 2.6 or 2.7
  * Note: do not use Python 3.0+
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- * Berkeley DB 4.8.24+
+== Core Database ==

 * Berkeley DB 5.x+
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-  * Note: Berkeley DB 5.x has not been tested
+  * Note: Relatively recent 4.8.2x release are probably OK as well
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- *  bsddb3 4.8.4+ (latest)
+ * bsddb3 5.x+
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-  * Note: Berkeley DB 5.x has not been tested
+  * Note: Relatively recent 4.8.2x release are probably OK as well
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+ * dateutil
  * A library for accurate manipulation of dates and times
  * http://labix.org/python-dateutil
  * "easy_install dateutil"

== Web Server ==
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-  * http://www.makotemplates.org/ "easy_install makotemplates"
 * demjson (latest)
  * A fast, compliant JSON module
  * http://deron.meranda.us/python/demjson/ "easy_install demjson"
  * note: EMEN2 may use the Python json standard library in the future
+  * http://www.makotemplates.org/ 
  * "easy_install mako"
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-  * http://twistedmatrix.com/trac/ "easy_install twisted"
 * PyYAML (latest)
  *Configuration file is YAML-based "easy_install yaml"
 * pyOpenSSL
  * Network encryption "easy_install pyOpenSSL"
 * EMAN2
+  * http://twistedmatrix.com/trac/ 
  * "easy_install twisted"

 * Markdown
  * Simplified rich-text editing
  * "easy_install Markdown"

== Web Server: Optional ==

 * EMAN2 (highly recommended)
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+ * ImageMagick (recommended)
  * Thumbnail and document preview support for "normal" image formats (jpg, png, etc.)
  * Commonly installed on Linux
  * http://www.imagemagick.org/

 * pyOpenSSL
  * Network encryption 
  * "easy_install pyOpenSSL"