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4 Welcome to the Debian Neuroscience Repository
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10 This repository provides mostly neuroscience-related packages to be used on
11 Debian_ systems (or Debian-derivatives like Ubuntu_). It contains both unofficial
12 or prospective packages which are not (yet) available from the main Debian_
13 archive, as well as backported or simply rebuilt packages also available
14 elsewhere. Please see the :ref:`faq` for more information about the goals of
15 this project, and :ref:`read what people say about it <testimonials>`.
16 Take a look at the :ref:`list of our current and planned projects <projects>` if
17 you want to get involved. If you appreciate this service, please |spread|.
21 This service is provided "as is". There is no guarantee that a package
22 works as expected, so use them at your own risk. If you encounter problems,
23 please `report <#contacts>`_ them.
29 <a href="pkgs.html"><img border="0" src="_static/package.png" title="Software package list" /></a>
30 <a href="datasets.html"><img border="0" src="_static/datasets.png" title="Dataset package list" /></a>
31 <a href="vm.html"><img border="0" src="_static/machine.png" title="Get NeuroDebian for your non-Debian computer" /></a>
32 <a href="debian/pool"><img border="0" src="_static/pool.png" title="Go to the package pool (deep and cold, only for experts)" /></a>
33 <a href="projects.html"><img border="0" src="_static/workarea.png" title="Current and planned projects: Get involved!" /></a>
34 <a href="feeds/blog.xml"><img border="0" src="_static/rssfeeds.png" title="NeuroDebian Insider feed" /></a>
37 .. _Ubuntu: http://www.ubuntu.com
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78 Follow us on identi.ca_ or twitter_ to subscribe to the NeuroDebian news.
80 .. _identi.ca: http://identi.ca/neurodebian
81 .. _twitter: http://twitter.com/NeuroDebian
87 How to use this repository
88 ==========================
90 The easiest way to use this repository is to download an APT-configuration file
91 (`sources.list`). Simply choose your target distribution/release and download
92 the configuration for a mirror close to you (depending on your browser, you
93 might have to right-click and choose 'save as'). Once downloaded, put the file
94 in the `/etc/apt/sources.list.d/` directory on your system. Moving files in
95 this directory will require superuser privileges, therefore you should probably
96 download the file into a temporary directory and subsequently move it into
97 `/etc/apt/sources.list.d/`. APT-configurations are available for the following
98 releases and repository mirrors:
100 .. include:: sources_lists
103 Thanks to the following institutions and individuals for hosting a mirror:
105 * `Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Dartmouth College`_
106 *[us-nh]* (primary mirror)
107 * `Department of Experimental Psychology at the University of Magdeburg`_
109 * `Neurobot at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece`_ *[gr]*
110 * `Paul Ivanov`_ *[us-ca]*
111 * `Medical-image Analysis and Statistical Interpretation lab at Vanderbilt`_
114 If your are interested in mirroring the repository, please see the :ref:`faq`.
116 .. _Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Dartmouth College: http://www.dartmouth.edu/~psych
117 .. _Department of Experimental Psychology at the University of Magdeburg: http://apsy.gse.uni-magdeburg.de
118 .. _Neurobot at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece: http://neurobot.bio.auth.gr
119 .. _Paul Ivanov: http://www.pirsquared.org
120 .. _Medical-image Analysis and Statistical Interpretation lab at Vanderbilt: https://masi.vuse.vanderbilt.edu
122 Once this is done, you have to update the package index. Use your favorite
123 package manager, e.g. synaptic, adept, or whatever you like. In the terminal
124 you can use :command:`aptitude` to achieve the same::
128 Now, you can proceed to install packages, e.g.::
130 sudo aptitude install lipsia
133 Not every package is available for all distributions/releases. For information
134 about which package version is available for which release and architecture,
135 please have a look at the corresponding package pages.
137 After this initial setup you probably also want to configure your package
138 manager to recognize the NeuroDebian archive key. With this key the package
139 manager can verify that packages haven't been modified and are identical with
140 the ones in the main NeuroDebian archive, regardless of which mirror you
141 downloaded them from. The NeuroDebian key id is **2649A5A9**. If you need further
142 help setting up package authentication, please take a look at
143 :ref:`corresponding FAQ <sec_pkg_authentication>`.
146 .. _chap_installation:
148 Ways to use NeuroDebian
149 =======================
154 If you are not running Debian_ on a particular machine a :ref:`chap_vm` is
155 provided as a convenient testing and evaluation environment. After a few
156 simple steps to setup the virtual machine, you will be able to use NeuroDebian_
157 as an integral part of your existing working environment without any sacrifice.
158 The virtual machine is also a suitable environment to temporarily deploy
159 neuroscience software on machines running other operating systems, e.g. for the
160 purpose of teaching a neuroimaging data analysis course in a multipurpose
167 Having been exposed to the wonders of NeuroDebian_ you are no longer
168 satisfied with your previous choice of operating system? We would
169 recommend installing Debian_ to replace or complement (dual-boot) your
170 existing OS. Please visit `"Getting Debian"
171 <http://www.debian.org/distrib/>`_ to obtain the images for your
172 hardware architecture and then simply add |repos|.
181 Our main goal is to provide neuroscience FOSS_ for Debian_. Thus the
182 whole project would not be possible without the work of over 3,000
183 Debian_ developers and contributors who are as enthusiastically pursuing
184 a similar goal. To add our share -- Debian_ packages of FOSS_ for
185 neuroscience research -- the `Experimental Psychology Debian packaging
186 project <http://alioth.debian.org/projects/pkg-exppsy>`_ was created
187 to formally join the forces of
189 * `Michael Hanke <http://mih.voxindeserto.de>`_
190 * `Yaroslav Halchenko <http://www.onerussian.com>`_
192 A number of packages that are now available from the NeuroDebian repository
193 were not packaged by our team, but similar Debian teams. Therefore we want to
194 express particular gratitude to the `Debian Med`_ and `Debian Science`_ teams
202 `Email us directly <team@neuro.debian.net>`_ with any "private"
203 communication. Otherwise please use our public mailing lists, which
204 exist not only to provide user-support but also to establish
205 communication channels within the NeuroDebian community
207 * neurodebian-users_: Discussions and support of NeuroDebian users
209 * neurodebian-upstream_: General discussions and knowledge sharing
210 among developers of the neuroscience software. We will also use it
211 to update you with summaries of recent relevant developments in
214 * neurodebian-devel_: Technical mailing list for discussions on
215 NeuroDebian development
221 We are grateful to `Jim Haxby`_ for his continued support and :ref:`endless supply of
222 Italian espresso <coffeeart>`.
224 .. _Jim Haxby: http://haxbylab.dartmouth.edu/ppl/jim.html
229 Hanke, M. & Halchenko, Y. O. (2010). :ref:`Report from the Debian booth at
230 SfN2010 <chap_debian_booth_sfn2010>`. *Annual meeting of the Society for
231 Neuroscience*, San Diego, USA.
233 Halchenko, Y. O., Hanke, M., Haxby, J. V., Pollmann, S. & Raizada, R. D.
234 (2010). `Having trouble getting your Nature paper? Maybe you are not using the
235 right tools? <_files/NeuroDebian_SfN2010.png>`_ *Poster to be presented at the
236 annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience*, San Diego, USA.
238 Hanke, M., Halchenko, Y. O. (2010). `Debian: The ultimate platform for
239 neuroimaging research <_files/HankeHalchenko_NeuroDebianDebConf10.pdf>`_.
240 *Talk given at* DebConf10_, New York City, USA. [video:
241 `low resolution <http://meetings-archive.debian.net/pub/debian-meetings/2010/debconf10/low/1310_1310_Debian_The_ultimate_platform_for_neuroimaging_research.ogv>`_,
242 `high resolution <http://meetings-archive.debian.net/pub/debian-meetings/2010/debconf10/high/1310_1310_Debian_The_ultimate_platform_for_neuroimaging_research.ogv>`_]
244 Hanke, M., Halchenko, Y. O., Haxby, J. V. & Pollmann, S. (2010). `Improving
245 efficiency in cognitive neuroscience research with NeuroDebian
246 <_files/NeuroDebian_CNS2010.pdf>`_. *Poster presented at the annual
247 meeting of the Cognitive Neuroscience Society*, Montréal, Canada.
249 Halchenko, Y. O., Hanke, M. (2009). `An ecosystem of neuroimaging,
250 statistical learning, and open-source software to make research more
251 efficient, more open, and more fun
252 <_files/HalchenkoHanke_FossEcosystemDC09.pdf>`_. *Talk given at*
253 `Dartmouth College`_, New Hampshire, USA.
255 .. _DebConf10: http://debconf10.debconf.org/
256 .. _Dartmouth College: http://www.dartmouth.edu/
271 .. probably should be purged altogether
283 .. include:: link_names.txt
284 .. include:: substitutions.txt