Prerequisites¶
In order to install and run Quantas, the following software is required:
python >=3.5 (programming language used to develop Quantas)
python3-pip (Python3 package manager)
Depending on your set up, the following few optional dependencies may be useful:
virtualenv (software to create a virtual python environment to install Quantas in)
virtualenvwrapper (a wrapper package for virtualenv, used to easily handle virtual environments)
Supported operating systems¶
Quantas has been developed in order to be used on several possible operating systems:
Unix (tested on Debian, Ubuntu and Raspbian)
Mac OS
Windows (tested on 7, 8.1 and 10)
Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL, tested on Ubuntu)
It is expected that Quantas can also run on:
Older and newer Debian/Ubuntu versions
Other Linux distributions
Debian/Ubuntu¶
You can use the apt package manager to install the prerequisites on Debian and derived
distributions. The following will install the basic python requirements on your system:
sudo apt-get install python3-dev python3-pip virtualenv
Mac OS (Homebrew)¶
Installation of Quantas has been tested using the Homebrew package manager. If Homebrew is not present in your system, you can install it using the following command:
/usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"
After the installation of Homebrew, you can install the prerequisites of Quantas with the following command:
brew install python
Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)¶
If you are under Windows 10, you can use WSL to install a Linux distribution of your choice and follow the guide for the Debian/Ubuntu installation of the prerequisites for Quantas.