install labview 2011 on debian

[Jonas_Stein]

I want to try, if labview 2011 works on debian stable.

Has anyone experience with the installation on (officially not yet supportet) debian stable system?

Should i use checkinstall or alien?

Any hints for installation?

After some google-working i got the dvd mounted.

if it works fine on debian linux as client system i want to use it on some linux in the productive area too where i could use any other no-cost-linux.

I think scientific linux could be a good choice. What would you suggest?

kind regards,

JS

[Alex_Pi]

Hi,

installation on Debian should work but it is not officially supported by NI.

You could test it though, and I will be testing it as well.

I will keep you posted on that though. Stand by.

[Jonas_Stein]

i could not read the dvd until i mounted manual with:

sudo mount -t hfsplus /dev/sr0 /media/cdrom

It was hard to find the right installation script. Found no useful documentation about installation on linux.

script did not ask where to install!

i had to type Y sometimes. I saw messages, that visa failed to install.

"let" was not found

After all, LabView2011 appeared in the gnome menu and i could start it.

LabView2011 took 50% of startup time then the windows version.

I was glad about the speed, but there was a bug in the menu. I clicked on whats new? But nothing happened. CPU load showed no action.

[Alex_Pi]

Hi,

You can run the Install script that comes with the CD.. It installs to /usr/local

[Alex_Pi]

Ok, I tried Installing LV 2010 on Debian via the install script and it worked:

login as root: su OR use sudo

cd /media/cdrom

sudo ./INSTALL

say Y (yes) to License agreement and choose y on the LabVIEW Components to install...

Be aware, that drivers will not work (like VISA or GPIB) and therefore you will get some errors (the ones with "let:"  you mentioned) because its not supported... 

now it will be installed in the Applications /usr/local/natinst

in your debian applications menue will be a "Programming" catregory and LabVIEW will be right there... and executable... LabVIEW starts up and you are good to go...

for the VISA and GPIB drivers i cant offer a solution, but this Link might help

Instrument Control in Linux Tutorial

https://knowledge.ni.com/KnowledgeArticleDetails?id=kA03q000000YFvZCAW&l=en-US

see also:

https://www.ni.com/en/shop/linux.html