Ariane source code
Hello and welcome!
In this module we are going to look at
how to retrieve the 'Ariane' package
which contains the software source code.
We are using a Linux system
and the Ubuntu distribution
but you can use another distribution.
We will mainly use a web browser:
Firefox,
but you can use another browser.
To open it I click on the icon.
In the address bar you need to type
the official Ariane URL:
www.univ-brest.fr/lpo/ariane
all in lower case.
I advise you to save this URL
directly in your personal browser bar.
This will save you from having to enter it each time.
On the official web page
we have some information
which I'll let you discover.
I’d like to draw your attention to the menu bar
where you see a number of tabs.
We are mainly interested in
the 'Download' tab,
but I also recommend that
you check out the 'Documentation' tab.
If you click on the 'Download' tab,
another page opens,
which has two parts
depending on whether you are already registered or not.
If you are not yet registered,
you will not have a login or password.
So you will have to enter some information.
All fields with a red asterisk
are required to access the Ariane package.
For the name I will use
'ariane' as a dummy name.
Then choose a username.
I will use 'ariane' again.
Then you have to enter a valid email address.
This is important because
when you click on 'Register'
you will receive an email.
You will need to check that this message
has not been put in your 'Spam' folder.
You enter an email address.
For this example, I use the address 'ariane@univ-brest.fr'.
You can add some information about your university,
laboratory or research centre.
And about your interest in Ariane
as part of your research on Lagrangian analysis.
When you have filled in this information,
click on the 'Register' button.
A new window opens
with a message.
You should also receive an email
containing your username that you typed earlier
and a password.
Go back to the previous page.
Now you have a username and password,
click on the link 'Download Ariane source code'.
A dialog box opens
in which you enter your username
and the password you received.
You arrive on a new page
with several versions of the source code.
I advise you to choose
the most recent version (Current version).
In 'Release candidate', you will sometimes find
newer versions
that have not been used very much yet.
Click on the package you are interested in,
a dialog box opens.
To save it on your computer,
select 'Enregistrer le ficher' (save file)
and click on 'OK'.
In my browser,
the Ariane package is saved
in the 'Home/Downloads' directory.
I check that the file has been saved
in the 'Downloads' directory.
Clicking on this icon opens a dialog box.
The Ariane package is in 'Downloads'.
Now, we'll move on to the second step.
I switch to a new virtual desktop
and open a terminal window
by clicking on the icon.
I’m going to use the 'Change Directory' command (cd)
to go to the 'Home' directory.
I use the 'Make Directory' command (mkdir)
to create the directory 'Ariane'.
I go to this directory 'Ariane'.
I list the contents of the directory,
which is empty and contains no files.
I'm going to move the Ariane package, which is
in the 'Downloads' directory
and put it in the 'Ariane' directory.
I look at the contents of the directory again
to confirm that it contains the Ariane package
as a compressed and archived file.
In the next module, we will look at
the contents of the Ariane package.
Thank you!