1.3.3 Installation on Linux platforms

Once you have downloaded the pyFormex tarball, unpack it with
   tar xvzf pyformex-version.tar.gz
Then go to the created pyformex directory:
   cd pyformex-version
and do (with root privileges)
   python setup.py install -prefix=/usr/local
This will install pyFormex under /usr/local/. You can change the prefix to install in some other place.

The installation procedure installs everything into a single directory, and creates a symlink to the executable in /usr/local/bin. You can use the command pyformex -whereami to find out where pyFormex is installed.

Finally, a pyFormex installation can usually be removed by giving the command pyformex -remove and answering 'yes' to the question. You may want to do this before installing a new version, especially if you install a new release of an already existing version.