Installation

The spfluo-app is available on Windows and Linux. A GPU is recommended but not necessary.

Windows

On Windows, the installation is as simple as downloading an executable:

  1. If you have an NVIDIA GPU, download spfluo-app-gpu.exe.

  2. If not, download spfluo-app.exe.

The executable will install the requirements and launch the app.

Linux

  1. Install Python

    Python should already be available on your distribution. If you have Ubuntu for instance, the command python3 should be available.

Note

spfluo-app is compatible with python>=3.10. Check your version with python3 --version.

  1. Create a virtual environnement in the directory of your choice /path/to/spfluo-app-venv:

    $ python3 -m venv /path/to/spfluo-app-venv
$ source /path/to/spfluo-app-venv/bin/activate

  2. Copy this link: requirements.txt. Or this one: requirements-gpu.txt, if you have an NVIDIA GPU.

  3. Install spfluo-app in the virtual environnement using the following command. Replace LINK by pasting the link:

    $ python3 -m pip install -r LINK

  1. The app will be available at /path/to/spfluo-app-venv/bin/spfluo-app. Launch it:

    $ /path/to/spfluo-app-venv/bin/spfluo-app

You should now see the Scipion launcher [1].

scipion launcher empty

Fig. 1 The Scipion launcher

Go to Tutorial to get started with using spfluo-app.

Upgrade

To upgrade your installation to the latest version, copy the link of the requirements corresponding to the latest version: requirements.txt or requirements-gpu.txt.

Depending on your system, follow the instructions below. Replace REQUIREMENTS_LINK with the link you copied.

Windows

In a terminal, run:

$ spfluo-app.exe self uv pip sync REQUIREMENTS_LINK

Linux

To upgrade your installation:

$ source /path/to/spfluo-app-venv/bin/activate
$ python3 -m pip install -r REQUIREMENTS_LINK