just a few mouse clicks (e.g. AFNI_, Caret_, FSL_, PyMVPA_).
.. _virtual machine: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_machine
-.. _AFNI: http://afni.nimh.nih.gov/afni/
-.. _Caret: http://brainvis.wustl.edu/wiki/index.php/Caret:About
-.. _FSL: http://www.fmrib.ox.ac.uk/fsl/
-.. _PyMVPA: http://www.pymvpa.org
Downloads
---------
-* `NeuroDebian 6.0.4 image (32bit)
- <http://neuro.debian.net/debian/vm/NeuroDebian_6.0.4_i386.ova>`_ [~558MB]
+Stable (6.x series)
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+Based on current stable `Debian 6.0 (squeeze)`_ release. This VM
+provides a stable, well tested environment with the most of the recent
+releases available from NeuroDebian.
+
+* `NeuroDebian 6.0.6 image (32bit)
+ <http://neuro.debian.net/debian/vm/NeuroDebian_6.0.6_i386.ova>`_ [~559MB]
*This image should work on virtually all systems that are supported by*
VirtualBox_ *and can be used whenever the, otherwise preferable, 64bit image
is not compatible with a host machine.*
-* `NeuroDebian 6.0.4 image (64bit)
- <http://neuro.debian.net/debian/vm/NeuroDebian_6.0.4_amd64.ova>`_ [~573MB]
+* `NeuroDebian 6.0.6 image (64bit)
+ <http://neuro.debian.net/debian/vm/NeuroDebian_6.0.6_amd64.ova>`_ [~576MB]
*This image only works on 64bit host machines with active hardware
virtualization support. The should include all recent Apple hardware and most
64bit Windows systems.*
+Development (to be 7.x series)
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+Based on upcoming `Debian 7.0 (wheezy)`_ release. Although already
+quite stable, there might be outstanding issues. This VM also
+switches from GNOME_ (v.2) desktop environment to XFCE4_. We
+recommend this VM over a stable one for anyone needing recent releases
+of tools not available for the stable VM (e.g. recent pandas) --
+**getting a complete "Scientific Python" stack with 100s of other
+Python modules was never easier**. Moreover your feedback might also
+be valuable to polish upcoming Debian wheezy release and NeuroDebian
+VM 7.0.
+
+* `NeuroDebian 6.999.b4.20121231 image (32bit)
+ <http://neuro.debian.net/debian/vm/NeuroDebian_6.999.b4.20121231_i386.ova>`_ [~656MB]
+
+* `NeuroDebian 6.999.b4.20121231 image (64bit)
+ <http://neuro.debian.net/debian/vm/NeuroDebian_6.999.b4.20121231_amd64.ova>`_ [~660MB]
+
+
+Historical
+~~~~~~~~~~
+
Virtual appliances above carry guest additions for 4.x series of the
VirtualBox. If you still have VirtualBox 3.x, use previous 6.0.2
virtual appliances:
* `NeuroDebian 6.0.2 image (64bit)
<http://neuro.debian.net/debian/vm/neurodebian_6.0.2_amd64.zip>`_ [~560MB]
+.. note::
+
+ This older virtual appliances are distributed as a `zip` file. Please
+ extract all files from the `.zip` file, using appropriate software
+ for your operating system.
+
.. note::
You can verify that you have downloaded archives correctly using
Changes
-------
+6.999.b4.20121231 -- 31 Dec 2012
+
+ * Based on beta 4 release of debian-installer_ for wheezy
+ * Comes with XFCE4_ instead of GNOME_
+
+6.0.6 -- 01 Oct 2012
+
+ * Updated core system to Debian squeeze 6.0.6
+
+6.0.5 -- 10 Nov 2011
+
+ * Updated core system to Debian squeeze 6.0.3
+ * Updated shipped virtualbox-ose guest-utils and guest-x11 to 4.0.10
+
+ - ``~/host`` is now symlinked to correct path ``/media/sf_host``
+ - ``brain`` user is added to ``vboxsf`` group so mounted host
+ directories should become readily available
+
+ * Root partition size and swap space got doubled in size (40GB
+ and 2GB correspondingly). Space is allocated dynamically so
+ the actual size of the virtual drive should not grow unless
+ you use it
+
6.0.4 -- 13 Jun 2011
* Updated shipped virtualbox-ose guest-utils and guest-x11 to 4.0.4
6.0.3 -- 12 Jun 2011 [Superseded in the archive by 6.0.4]
- * Updated to Squeeze 6.0.1
+ * Updated to Debian squeeze 6.0.1
* Updated VirtualBox guest additions to 4.0.4 from backports.debian.org
* Appliance is available as a single file (.ova) ready for the import
whole operating system, as well as from software updates for
neuroscience-related packages.
-.. _Debian 6.0 (squeeze): http://www.debian.org/releases/squeeze
-.. _GNOME: http://www.gnome.org/
Installation
.. _VirtualBox: http://www.virtualbox.org
Next, download the most recent version of the NeuroDebian virtual machine from
-the Downloads_ section. The machine is distributed as a zip file. Please
-extract this file, using appropriate software for your operating system.
-Once extracted, start VirtualBox and select "Import Appliance" from the file
+the Downloads_ section. Start VirtualBox and select "Import Appliance" from the file
menu.
.. image:: pics/vm_import_app.jpg
The next dialog will ask you to choose a virtual machine. Please navigate to the
-extracted NeuroDebian download and select the `.ovf` file.
+extracted NeuroDebian download and select the `.ova` (or extracted
+`.ovf` for older appliances shipped as `.zip`) file.
.. image:: pics/vm_import_wizard.jpg
you'll have a chance to configure the machine. You can assign the amount of RAM
that should be made available to it (for serious fMRI data processing, please
allow at least 2 GB). If you have a recent computer with multiple CPU cores,
-you can also decide how many cores should be used by the virtual machine. If
-you have a large screen you should increase the display memory to 32 MB in the
-*Display* settings.
+you can also decide how many cores should be used by the virtual machine.
.. image:: pics/vm_add_host_folder.jpg
network to access it. The virtual machine is preconfigured to access a shared
folder named labeled "host". Click on the *add* button to select a folder that
shall be accessible by the machine (e.g. your home directory) and put "host" as
-the folder name. Note, the folder name is simply a label. Your directory will
+the folder name and mark it to be auto-mounted. Note, the folder name is simply a label. Your directory will
not be renamed.
.. image:: pics/vm_host_folder.jpg
+If you have a large screen you should increase the display memory to
+32 MB in the *Display* settings. Also you might like to enable the
+support for 3D Acceleration
+
+.. image:: pics/vm_settings_display.jpg
+
Finally, close the settings dialog. You have now completed the setup, and you
can start the virtual machine by hitting the *Start* button. A new window will
appear showing the boot process. After a short while the NeuroDebian desktop
backports::
sudo apt-get install -y linux-headers-2.6-amd64 # or -686 for 32bit
- sudo apt-get install -y -t squeeze-backports virtualbox-ose-guest-kdms \
+ sudo apt-get install -y -t squeeze-backports virtualbox-ose-guest-dkms \
virtualbox-ose-guest-utils virtualbox-ose-guest-x11
and reboot VM.
+
+.. include:: link_names.txt
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