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This isn't true; at least it wasn't a year ago. SL, out of the box, doesn't include all the cernlibs or the ROOT libs and is even a royal PITA to get these thin
by nagrom 15y ago
This isn't true; at least it wasn't a year ago. SL, out of the box, doesn't include all the cernlibs or the ROOT libs and is even a royal PITA to get these things to compile on. Don't even think about things like ADAMO or PAW. I tried to get SL working for a day. I gave up and just installed Ubuntu.
- pjmlp 15y agoIt was true at CERN while I was there (01/2003-12/2004). I remember the IT division had a nice SL installation where all ATLAS projects where one yum away, if not included already on the default installation.
- nagrom 15y agoSL lost its way in recent years. Right now, it seems little more than a (basic, out-of-date) redhat clone. It could be much better - I don't understand why it doesn't include GEANT4, ROOT and the associated CERNlibs, matplotlib, Octave and R out of the box. If I have a distribution called 'Scientific Linux' sponsored by CERN and Fermilab, I expect that it least has particle physics tools as part of the default ditro. :-(