SeaDAS 8.x Download, Installation and Run Instructions - seadas/seadas-toolbox GitHub Wiki

Instructions for the download, installation and run of SeaDAS 8.x. These instructions are platform specific. For instructions on subsequent installation of the OCSSW science processors click here.

In this documentation the following generic notation is used:

  • {version} = the SeaDAS Platform version number.
    • For example: 8.1.0.
  • {SEADAS_HOME} = the full directory path where SeaDAS is installed.
    • For example: /Users/pierssellers/Applications/seadas-8.1.0.

For Windows Users

To download SeaDAS:

  1. Download the latest Windows installer file seadas_{version}_windows_installer.exe from https://seadas.gsfc.nasa.gov/downloads.
    • For example: seadas_8.1.0_windows_installer.exe.

To install SeaDAS:

  1. Navigate to the downloaded file location and double click on the installer icon.
  2. Once the installer window launches, follow the prompted instructions to complete the installation.
  3. The installer will create a desktop icon for launching the SeaDAS application.

To run SeaDAS:

  1. Click on the SeaDAS application icon

For Linux Users

To download SeaDAS:

  1. Download the latest Linux installer file seadas_{version}_linux_installer.sh from https://seadas.gsfc.nasa.gov/downloads.
    • For example: seadas_8.1.0_linux_installer.sh.

To install SeaDAS:

  1. The Linux installer is a shell script. It can be executed in a terminal window with the following command line statement:

     $ sh seadas_{version}_linux_installer.sh
    • For example: $ sh seadas_8.1.0_linux_installer.sh

  2. Once the installer window launches, follow the prompted instructions to complete the installation. The installer will ask where you wish the SeaDAS application to be installed: {SEADAS_HOME}.

To run SeaDAS from a clickable Desktop browser window:

  1. Click on the file: {SEADAS_HOME}/bin/seadas.desktop

To run SeaDAS from your Desktop task bar:

  1. Within the file browser window, click and drag the file {SEADAS_HOME}/bin/seadas.desktop onto your task bar. Now the task bar contains a link to your seadas launcher and you can launch seadas directly from the task bar.

To run SeaDAS from within a terminal window (at the command line):

  1. Once SeaDAS is installed, you can launch SeaDAS by executing the seadas script from within a terminal window:

     $ sh {SEADAS_HOME}/bin/seadas

  • Shortcut Option 1: Add {SEADAS_HOME}/bin to your environment path. Add the following line to your login file ~/.bashrc (replacing {SEADAS_HOME} with the actual directory path):

      export PATH={SEADAS_HOME}/bin:$PATH

    • You can then run seadas with the following command line:

      $ sh seadas

  • Shortcut Option 2: Add an alias to {SEADAS_HOME}/bin in your system environment. Add the following line to your login file ~/.bashrc (replacing {SEADAS_HOME} with the actual directory path):

      alias seadas="sh {SEADAS_HOME}/bin/seadas"

    • You can then run seadas with the following command line:

      $ seadas

For Mac Users

To download SeaDAS:

  1. Download the latest Mac installer file seadas_{version}_mac_installer.sh from https://seadas.gsfc.nasa.gov/downloads.
    • For example: seadas_8.1.0_mac_installer.sh.

To install SeaDAS:

  1. The Mac installer is a shell script. It can be executed in a terminal window with the following command line statement:

     $ sh seadas_{version}_mac_installer.sh
    • For example: $ sh seadas_8.1.0_mac_installer.sh

  2. Once the installer window launches, follow the instructions to complete the installation. The installer will ask where you wish the SeaDAS application to be installed: {SEADAS_HOME}.

To run SeaDAS from a clickable Desktop browser window:

  1. Click on the file: {SEADAS_HOME}/bin/seadas.app

To run SeaDAS from your Desktop task bar:

  1. Add the SeaDAS icon launcher to your Mac screen dock: Once SeaDAS is open, its icon will appear in your Mac screen Dock. To add SeaDAS to the dock, right click on the icon and select "Keep in Dock".

To run SeaDAS from within a terminal window (at the command line):

  1. From within a terminal window, execute the following command line:

      $ {SEADAS_HOME}/bin/seadas

  • Shortcut Option 1: Add {SEADAS_HOME}/bin to your environment path. Add the following line to your login file ~/.profile or ~/.bash_profile (replacing {SEADAS_HOME} with the actual directory path):

      export PATH={SEADAS_HOME}/bin:$PATH

    • You can then run seadas with the following command line:

      $ seadas

  • Shortcut Option 2: Add an alias to {SEADAS_HOME}/bin in your system environment. Add the following line to your login file ~/.profile or ~/.bash_profile (replacing {SEADAS_HOME} with the actual directory path):

      alias seadas={SEADAS_HOME}/bin/seadas

    • You can then run seadas with the following command line:

      $ seadas