= Installing ASAP on Debian Sarge =

Debian Sarge is the main testing and development system for ASAP. It should be relatively easy to get the binary to work.

== Installing matlotlib ==

There is no matplotlib package available for Debian Sarge. Either [wiki:ASAPMatplotlibInstall install matplotlib from source] or use
the provided matplotlib package http://www.atnf.csiro.au/pub/software/asap/matplotlib/mpl_0.87.3_sarge.tar.bz2.

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    cd /; tar jxf <download_dir>/mpl_0.87.3_sarge.tar.bz2
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== ASAP package requirements ==

Before the asap binary can be installed you must have the following packages installed

 * python2.3 python2.3-ipython ipython-common python2.3-numarray libboost-python1.32.0 python-numarray-ext python2.3-tk 

If you are want to install asap from source you also need

 * scons lapack-dev blas-dev g++