Installation procedures

( Document last updated 2006-02-06 by Florence Ranjard )

These instructions are intended for software managers installing the LHCb software at LHCb institutes.

New installation procedure

A python script is available to install (sources w/o binaries) project and its dependent projects with one command - see presentation of 25/05/2005

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Installing the LHCb Software on Non-supported Platforms : Chris Jones recipe


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Distribution of the sources using pacman,

 full compilation of  externals, lcg and lhcb software is possible. A pacman cache is maintained by Andrew Pickford in Glasgow: installation procedure