-.. _welcome:
+.. _WELCOme:
***********************************************
Welcome to the Debian Neuroscience Repository
***********************************************
This repository provides mostly neuroscience-related packages to be used on
-Debian systems (or Debian-derivatives like Ubuntu). It contains both unofficial
-or prospective packages which are not (yet) available from the main Debian
-archive, as well backported or simply rebuilt packages also available
+Debian_ systems (or Debian-derivatives like Ubuntu_). It contains both unofficial
+or prospective packages which are not (yet) available from the main Debian_
+archive, as well as backported or simply rebuilt packages also available
elsewhere. Please see the :ref:`faq` for more information about the goals of
this project.
This service is provided "as is". There is no guarantee that a package
-works as expected, so use them at your own risk. They might kill your
-system (although that is rather unlikely). You've been warned!
+works as expected, so use them at your own risk. If you encounter problems,
+please `report <#contacts>`_ them.
-The repository contains both neuroscience-related packages, as well as general
-purpose software which is necessary to resolve dependencies, or such that is
-simply useful in the neuroscience context. All featured neuroscience software
-packages are available from the :ref:`full package list <full_pkg_list>`.
+Please |spread|, if you like it.
+
+.. raw:: html
+
+ <p>
+ <a href="pkgs.html"><img border="0" src="_static/package.png" title="Software package list" /></a>
+ <a href="datasets.html"><img border="0" src="_static/datasets.png" title="Dataset package list" /></a>
+ <a href="vm.html"><img border="0" src="_static/machine.png" title="Get NeuroDebian for your non-Debian computer" /></a>
+ <a href="debian/pool"><img border="0" src="_static/pool.png" title="Go to the package pool (deep and cold, only for experts)" /></a>
+ </p>
+
+.. _Ubuntu: http://www.ubuntu.com
News
====
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version: 2,
type: 'profile',
- rpp: 4,
+ rpp: 10,
interval: 6000,
width: 'auto',
height: 150,
}).render().setUser('NeuroDebian').start();
</script>
+Follow us on twitter_ to subscribe to the NeuroDebian news.
+
+.. _twitter: http://twitter.com/NeuroDebian
+
.. _repository_howto:
+
+
How to use this repository
==========================
.. include:: sources_lists
.. note::
- Thanks to the `Department of Experimental Psychology at the University of
- Magdeburg`_, and the `Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Dartmouth
- College`_ for hosting a mirror.
+ Thanks to the following institutions and individuals for hosting a mirror:
+
+ * `Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Dartmouth College`_
+ `[us-nh]` (primary mirror)
+ * `Department of Experimental Psychology at the University of Magdeburg`_
+ `[de]`
+ * `Neurobot at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece`_ `[gr]`
+ * `Medical-image Analysis and Statistical Interpretation lab at Vanderbilt`_
+ `[us-tn]`
If your are interested in mirroring the repository, please see the :ref:`faq`.
-.. _Department of Experimental Psychology at the University of Magdeburg: http://apsy.gse.uni-magdeburg.de
.. _Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Dartmouth College: http://www.dartmouth.edu/~psych
+.. _Department of Experimental Psychology at the University of Magdeburg: http://apsy.gse.uni-magdeburg.de
+.. _Neurobot at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece: http://neurobot.bio.auth.gr
+.. _Medical-image Analysis and Statistical Interpretation lab at Vanderbilt: https://masi.vuse.vanderbilt.edu
Once this is done, you have to update the package index. Use your favorite
package manager, e.g. synaptic, adept, or whatever you like. In the terminal
When you start using this repository, you probably get warning messages
like this::
- The following signatures couldn't be verified because
- the public key is not available.`
+ The following signatures couldn't be verified because
+ the public key is not available.
Or you will be asked questions like this over and over::
Install these packages without verification [y/N]?
This is because your APT installation initially does not know the GPG
-key that is used to sign the release files of this repository. Making
-APT happy again is easy:
+key that is used to sign the release files of this repository. It is easy to
+make APT happy again:
1. Get the key. Either download the `repository key from here
<_static/neuro.debian.net.asc>`_
Virtual Machine
---------------
-If your are not running a Debian_ on a particular machine a :ref:`chap_vm` is
-provided as a convenient testing and evaluation environment. After a
-few simple steps to setup the virtual machine, you will be able to use
-NeuroDebian_ as an integral part of your existing working
-environment without any sacrifice.
+If you are not running Debian_ on a particular machine a :ref:`chap_vm` is
+provided as a convenient testing and evaluation environment. After a few
+simple steps to setup the virtual machine, you will be able to use NeuroDebian_
+as an integral part of your existing working environment without any sacrifice.
+The virtual machine is also a suitable environment to temporarily deploy
+neuroscience software on machines running other operating systems, e.g. for the
+purpose of teaching a neuroimaging data analysis course in a multipurpose
+computer lab.
Debian
------
-Having being exposed to the wonders of NeuroDebian_ you are no longer
+Having been exposed to the wonders of NeuroDebian_ you are no longer
satisfied with your previous choice of operating system? We would
recommend installing Debian_ to replace or complement (dual-boot) your
existing OS. Please visit `"Getting Debian"
The Team
========
-Our main goal is to provide neuroscience FOSS for Debian_. Thus the
+Our main goal is to provide neuroscience FOSS_ for Debian_. Thus the
whole project would not be possible without the work of over 3,000
-Debian_ developers and contributors who are as enthusiastically share
-our goal. To provide our share -- Debian_ packages of FOSS for
-neuroscience research -- `Experimental Psychology Debian packaging
+Debian_ developers and contributors who are as enthusiastically pursuing
+a similar goal. To add our share -- Debian_ packages of FOSS_ for
+neuroscience research -- the `Experimental Psychology Debian packaging
project <http://alioth.debian.org/projects/pkg-exppsy>`_ was created
to formally join the forces of
* `Michael Hanke <http://mih.voxindeserto.de>`_
* `Yaroslav Halchenko <http://www.onerussian.com>`_
-Some packages provided within NeuroDebian repository were not packaged
-by our team, but were provided by similar Debian teams. Therefore we
-want to express particular gratitude to `Debian Med`_ and `Debian
-Science`_ teams for making our job easier.
+A number of packages that are now available from the NeuroDebian repository
+were not packaged by our team, but similar Debian teams. Therefore we want to
+express particular gratitude to the `Debian Med`_ and `Debian Science`_ teams
+for all their work.
+
+.. _FOSS: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_and_open_source_software
Contacts
========
-`Email us <team@neuro.debian.net>`_ if you have any suggestions or
-simply |spread| if you liked it.
+`Email us directly <team@neuro.debian.net>`_ with any "private"
+communication. Otherwise please use our public mailing lists, which
+exist not only to provide user-support but also to establish
+communication channels within the NeuroDebian community
+
+* neurodebian-users_: Discussions and support of NeuroDebian users
+
+* neurodebian-upstream_: General discussions and knowledge sharing
+ among developers of the neuroscience software. We will also use it
+ to update you with summaries of recent relevant developments in
+ Debian project
+
+* neurodebian-devel_: Technical mailing list for discussions on
+ NeuroDebian development
+
+.. _neurodebian-users: http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/neurodebian-users
+.. _neurodebian-devel: http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/neurodebian-devel
+.. _neurodebian-upstream: http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/neurodebian-upstream
+
.. toctree::
:hidden:
pkgs
spread
vm
- links_names
- substitutions
.. probably should be purged altogether
.. toctree::
livecd
gpg
setup
+ links_names
+ substitutions
.. include:: links_names.rst
.. include:: substitutions.rst
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