SMRT Tools Ubuntu 12.04 required?

weehzer · 03-31-2017, 01:32 AM

In short: Is anyone running SMRT Tools on Ubuntu 14.04 or higher?

My longer question:
We're planning to use SMRT tools. What surprises me are the system requirements listing Ubuntu 12.04 and older
Isn't this a bit problematic, first of all the support is going to run out soon (security risks...). Second, I am limited to older Xeon CPUs -as far as I know, the new ones aren't supported by 12.04.
So do SMRT tools really need 12.04 or can I install a newer Ubuntu version; any experiences?

rhall · 04-04-2017, 09:02 AM

Which version of SMRT Tools are you considering installing? The latest versions should have no problem installing on Ubuntu 14.04.

weehzer · 04-04-2017, 11:26 PM

The latest version should be fine. So you are running it on Ubuntu 14.04?
Have you ever tried 16.04?
Thanks a lot for you reply!

gconcepcion · 04-05-2017, 12:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by weehzer

The latest version should be fine. So you are running it on Ubuntu 14.04?
Have you ever tried 16.04?
Thanks a lot for you reply!

I have installed smrtlink on my personal Ubuntu 14.04 laptop and it works fine. I haven't tried it on 16.04, but I can't think of any reasons off the top of my head why it wouldn't work.

cstack · 05-03-2017, 08:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by weehzer

In short: Is anyone running SMRT Tools on Ubuntu 14.04 or higher?

My longer question:
We're planning to use SMRT tools. What surprises me are the system requirements listing Ubuntu 12.04 and older
Isn't this a bit problematic, first of all the support is going to run out soon (security risks...). Second, I am limited to older Xeon CPUs -as far as I know, the new ones aren't supported by 12.04.
So do SMRT tools really need 12.04 or can I install a newer Ubuntu version; any experiences?

I've run SMRT portal / tools (~ v2.3.0) on ubuntu 14.04 and not run in to any issues

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03-31-2017, 01:32 AM	#1
weehzer Junior Member Location: Austria Join Date: Mar 2017 Posts: 6	SMRT Tools Ubuntu 12.04 required? In short: Is anyone running SMRT Tools on Ubuntu 14.04 or higher? My longer question: We're planning to use SMRT tools. What surprises me are the system requirements listing Ubuntu 12.04 and older Isn't this a bit problematic, first of all the support is going to run out soon (security risks...). Second, I am limited to older Xeon CPUs -as far as I know, the new ones aren't supported by 12.04. So do SMRT tools really need 12.04 or can I install a newer Ubuntu version; any experiences?

04-04-2017, 09:02 AM	#2
rhall Senior Member Location: San Francisco Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 318	Which version of SMRT Tools are you considering installing? The latest versions should have no problem installing on Ubuntu 14.04.

04-04-2017, 11:26 PM	#3
weehzer Junior Member Location: Austria Join Date: Mar 2017 Posts: 6	The latest version should be fine. So you are running it on Ubuntu 14.04? Have you ever tried 16.04? Thanks a lot for you reply!