Gato: Installation

Requirements

Linux

Most distributions come with Python installed. You can check that you are all set up

  /home/schliep> python2.3 
  Python 2.3.3 (#1, Apr  6 2004, 01:47:39) 
  [GCC 3.3.3 (SuSE Linux)] on linux2
  Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
  >>> import Tkinter
  >>> t = Tkinter.Tk()
  >>> 
Ctrl-D exists the Python shell. If there are problems, or you only have an outdated Python version available install Python and Tkinter packages with the package manager for your distribution.

If your Python is set-up download Gato, unpack it and execute either Gato.py or Gred.py by evoking

  you@yourbox> python2.3 Gato.py
You can also manually create symlinks as follows. Make Gato and Gred executable for everybopd by changing the protections. Make sure that the directory where they reside has the right execute and read permissions and that the read permissions for all files in the directory are correct (A umask 022 before unpacking helps)
  > chmod 755 Gato.py Gred.py
Create symbolic links to the executables in a directory contained in your path with
  > cd dir_on_path
  > ln -s /whereever_you_put_gato/Gato.py gato 
  > ln -s /whereever_you_put_gato/Gred.py gred
so all users on the system can use gato and gred without worrying about paths or gato's files cluttered in all kinds of directories.

Linux packages

For Gentoo there is a Gato package available at http://packages.gentoo.org/search/?sstring=Graph%20Animation%20Toolbox.

BSD

There is a port of Gato available under the name py-gato, see http://portsmon.freebsd.org/portoverview.py?category=math&portname=py-gato

MacOS X

Version 10.4 and above come with Python 2.3 and Tkinter installed. You can run Gato either using with or without X11. If you want to use Gato without X11 you need to start it with pythonw, otherwise you will just get an error message. From within X11 you need to use python. Updates to the Python which comes pre-installed on MacOS X are available from http://www.python.org/download.

We also make a download available of Gato.app which runs directly on MacOS X 10.4 and above. Check the Download page.

If you want to use X11 on MacOS X you can check whether you are all set up using example under the Linux instructions.

Windows

On http://www.python.org/download/ you can find a one (well, multiple) click installer which installs everything you need. After you have downloaded Gato and unpacked everything double-clicking Gato.py should start the software.