[AWIPS #FEK-188473]: Getting Started

Hi there,

> I am looking to install AWIPS onto a computer. We have linux computers and are
> currently using Dell OptiPlex 7450 AIO Series. I was wondering if you could 
> tell 
> us what the recommended requirements would be for us to operate the AWIPS 
> system 
> smoothly. Any information will help.

What operating system are the Linux machines running? We only support AWIPS on 
RHEL
OS -- Redhat or CentOS Linux.  If it is one of those two, please go ahead and 
follow
our installation instructions for CAVE (AWIPS' client-side application) found 
here:
https://unidata.github.io/awips2/install/install-cave/

That page also has some general requirements that are recommended.  The most 
important
of those is the graphics card.  AWIPS is only guaranteed to work with NVIDIA 
graphics
cards.  It is still possible it will work (at least partially) with other 
graphics 
cards, but please know that is a limitation of the software.

That manual also has all kinds of other documentation about Unidata's CAVE.  
Please 
let me know if you have any other questions and good luck!


--Shay Carter

She/Her/Hers
AWIPS Software Engineer
UCAR - Unidata

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Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: FEK-188473
Department: Support AWIPS
Priority: Normal
Status: Open
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