Slicer:Slicer2.5MGH Getting Started
THIS IS THE UPDATED MGH VERSION AVAILABLE as of October 4, 2005. It is based on a stable Slicer 2.5 release, with updates for FreeSurfer interoperability that haven't yet been officially released. Slicer2.5MGH will be used for the FreeSurfer tutorial.
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Download Slicer for Users
Download and unpack the appropriate archive for your platform from Slicer2.5MGH: this link gives you a precompiled ready-to-use Slicer for Windows XP and Mac OS X 10.4 platforms.
- Windows XP: slicer2.5-MGH-win32-2005-10-04.zip
- Mac OS X 10.4: slicer2.5-darwin-ppc-2005-10-04.tar.gz
- Linux: slicer2.5-linux-x86-2005-10-04.tar.gz
- Solaris: slicer2.5-solaris-sparc-2005-10-04.tar.gz
If you are running Mac OS X 10.3, please upgrade your platform.
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: mbolic 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 and put a shortcut to the slicer2-win32.exe on your desktop.
- Mac OS: No installation suggestions currently
Notes for Mac OS X Users
Note: See the top of this page for information on configuring your X server.
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.
