Slicer:Slicer2.5 Getting Started

THIS IS THE NEWEST VERSION AVAILABLE as of June of 2005

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NOTE: Important patch for DICOM Images for Slicer 2.5

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Download Slicer (This is what users should download)

Download and unpack the appropriate archive for your platform from here: this link gives you a precompiled ready-to-use Slicer.

• Mac: darwin-ppc/slicer2.5-opt-darwin-ppc-2005-05-23.tar.gz
• Windows: win32/slicer2.5-opt-win32-2005-05-23.zip
• Solaris: solaris8/slicer2.5-opt-solaris-sparc-2005-05-23.tar.gz
• Linux: linux-x86/slicer2.5-opt-linux-x86-2005-05-23.tar.gz

Installation

You can run the toplevel slicer executable from any directory, but if you want to install it as a system-wide package we suggest the following methods:

• Unix/Linux:
  • place the slicer2 distribution directory in /usr/local/lib/slicer2.5
  • place a symbolic link in /usr/local/bin pointing to the executable for your platform in the distribution directory
• Windows:
  • there is no windows installer, so you may put slicer in any convenient location. You may wish to put a shortcut to the slicer2-win32.exe on your desktop.
• Mac OS:
  • No installation suggestions currently

Follow the Tutorial

To learn more about using Slicer, refer to the Slicer_User_Training_101 page which contains tutorials and sample data for Slicer2.5.

Build Slicer (This is for developers)

If you want to build your own copy of Slicer 2.5 from the source code, follow the instructions here: Slicer:Slicer_2.5_Building

Notes for Mac OS X Users

To run Slicer on the Mac, you need to have the X server and from an xterm run the slicer2-darwin-ppc executable at the top level of the unpacked archive.

If you want to customize the X11 Application menu to launch slicer, you can use a syntax like the following:

xterm -e /Users/pieper/slicer2.5/latest/slicer2/slicer2-darwin-ppc

Other notes on building and running on the Mac are at Slicer:Slicer2.5_Patches_for_the_Mac

Note that Slicer relies on the X11 system and must be launched from within an xterm. More information about X11 on the mac is here: http://developer.apple.com/darwin/runningx11.html

Reporting Bugs

Please go to http://www.na-mic.org/Bug/ and report bugs for Slicer version 2.5.x. Information on How to enter bugs into the Slicer bug tracker.

Where to go for Help

Compilation/development questions can be sent to the Slicer Developer's Mailing List. Questions about running Slicer can be sent to the Slicer User's Mailing List.