Installing PDL on Linux

PDL is already available in most Linux distributions. For a default install, follow the instructions below. But if you want more control over the installation, you want the latest PDL, or you want features that your distribution does not offer by default, please go to Installing PDL Manually.

Modules tested: Core features, PGPLOT, PLplot, 3D graphics (OpenGL).

Distribution Includes Instructions

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (tested)

Should work with:

• Ubuntu 10.04 or later

• Knoppix 6.0 or later

• Debian 5.0 or later

• Core features

• 3D graphics

• PLplot

• PGPLOT

  Install core PDL (includes PLplot and 3D graphics)

  apt-get install pdl

  Install PGPLOT

  apt-get install pgplot5 libpgplot-perl

Fedora 13 (tested)

Should work with:

• Fedora 13 or later

• RHEL 5.0 or later

• Core features

• 3D graphics

• PLplot

  Install core PDL (includes 3D graphics)

  yum install perl-PDL

  Install PLplot

  yum install plplot-perl

Note: Could not find PGPLOT.

Mandriva ES 5 (tested)

Should work with:

• Mandriva 2010 or later

• Core features

  Install core PDL (only core features)

  urpmi perl-PDL

Note: Could not setup OpenGL or PLplot. Could not find PGPLOT.

OpenSUSE 11.3 (tested)

• Core features

  Install core PDL (only core features)

  yast -i perl-PDL

Note: Could not setup OpenGL. Could not find PGPLOT or PLplot.

Gentoo (untested)

Unknown

emerge dev-perl/PDL