Yambo Virtual Machine - Revision history

Yambowikiadmin at 17:09, 8 February 2023

2023-02-08T17:09:28Z

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	Download the virtual machine image clicking on the following link		Download the virtual machine image clicking on the following link

	[[File:yambo_VM.png\|link=~~http~~://media.yambo-code.eu/educational/VirtualMachine/YAMBO_Quantum_Mobile.ova]]		[[File:yambo_VM.png\|link=https://media.yambo-code.eu/educational/VirtualMachine/YAMBO_Quantum_Mobile.ova]]

	Note that this image has a large size of 4 GBytes. Don't attempt to download it from a poor wireless connection. Having downloaded the VM Image, it needs to be '''imported''' into VirtualBox.		Note that this image has a large size of 4 GBytes. Don't attempt to download it from a poor wireless connection. Having downloaded the VM Image, it needs to be '''imported''' into VirtualBox.

Yambowikiadmin at 17:09, 8 February 2023

2023-02-08T17:09:06Z

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	Download the virtual machine image clicking on the following link		Download the virtual machine image clicking on the following link

	[[File:yambo_VM.png\|link=http://~~www~~.yambo-code.eu/educational/VirtualMachine/YAMBO_Quantum_Mobile.ova]]		[[File:yambo_VM.png\|link=http://media.yambo-code.eu/educational/VirtualMachine/YAMBO_Quantum_Mobile.ova]]

	Note that this image has a large size of 4 GBytes. Don't attempt to download it from a poor wireless connection. Having downloaded the VM Image, it needs to be '''imported''' into VirtualBox.		Note that this image has a large size of 4 GBytes. Don't attempt to download it from a poor wireless connection. Having downloaded the VM Image, it needs to be '''imported''' into VirtualBox.

Yambowikiadmin: /* Download the Yambo Quantum Mobile image */

2023-02-03T15:21:04Z

Download the Yambo Quantum Mobile image

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	Download the virtual machine image clicking on the following link		Download the virtual machine image clicking on the following link

	[[File:yambo_VM.png\|link=http://www.yambo-code.~~org~~/educational/VirtualMachine/YAMBO_Quantum_Mobile.ova]]		[[File:yambo_VM.png\|link=http://www.yambo-code.eu/educational/VirtualMachine/YAMBO_Quantum_Mobile.ova]]

	Note that this image has a large size of 4 GBytes. Don't attempt to download it from a poor wireless connection. Having downloaded the VM Image, it needs to be '''imported''' into VirtualBox.		Note that this image has a large size of 4 GBytes. Don't attempt to download it from a poor wireless connection. Having downloaded the VM Image, it needs to be '''imported''' into VirtualBox.

Yambowikiadmin: /* Install the Yambo Quantum Mobile VM */

2022-04-13T10:34:52Z

Install the Yambo Quantum Mobile VM

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	> which virtualbox		> which virtualbox
	/usr/bin/virtualbox		/usr/bin/virtualbox
	> /usr/bin/~~virtualbo~~		> /usr/bin/virtualbox
	* Goto Menu Item "File", then "Import Appliance" (File->Import Appliance)		* Goto Menu Item "File", then "Import Appliance" (File->Import Appliance)
	* In the topmost field, type in the name of the downloaded Appliance File or search for it via the finder that opens when clicking the button to the right.		* In the topmost field, type in the name of the downloaded Appliance File or search for it via the finder that opens when clicking the button to the right.

Yambowikiadmin: /* Starting the Virtual Machine */

2022-04-13T10:27:05Z

Starting the Virtual Machine

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	After import, the VirtualBox window looks roughly so:		After import, the VirtualBox window looks roughly so:

	[[File:QM4.png\|400px\|~~irtualBox~~ Window after Import]]		[[File:QM4.png\|400px\|VirtualBox Window after Import]]

	* Double-Click on the Virtual Machine Icon of the VirtualBox program.		* Double-Click on the Virtual Machine Icon of the VirtualBox program.
	* Within a few seconds, the window of the virtual machine will open and eventually you will see the graphical window of a running VM, into which you are automatically logged in as user `max`.		* Within a few seconds, the window of the virtual machine will open and eventually you will see the graphical window of a running VM, into which you are automatically logged in as user `max`.

	[[File:QM5.png\|400px\|~~irtualBox~~ Window after Import]]		[[File:QM5.png\|400px\|VirtualBox Window after Import]]

	== Updating the Yambo tutorial files ==		== Updating the Yambo tutorial files ==

Marini at 06:52, 7 April 2021

2021-04-07T06:52:22Z

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	Now you are ready to do your tutorials.		Now you are ready to do your tutorials.

	~~== Reducing the size of the VM image ==~~
	~~Open a terminal in the VM and type~~

	~~sudo dd if=/dev/zero \| pv \| sudo dd of=/bigemptyfile bs=4096k~~
	~~sudo rm -rf /bigemptyfile~~

Aferretti: /* Updating the Yambo tutorial files */

2021-04-06T17:29:27Z

Updating the Yambo tutorial files

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	== Updating the Yambo tutorial files ==		== Updating the Yambo tutorial files ==

	Now that the Yambo VM is running open a terminal window (black icon with '>' on the left) and		Now, that the Yambo VM is running, open a terminal window (black icon with '>' on the left) and

	* read the ''RELEASE_NOTES.txt'' that are on your Desktop.		* read the ''RELEASE_NOTES.txt'' that are on your Desktop.
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	Now you are ready to do your tutorials.		Now you are ready to do your tutorials.


	== Reducing the size of the VM image ==		== Reducing the size of the VM image ==

Aferretti at 16:42, 6 April 2021

2021-04-06T16:42:34Z

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	VirtualBox is a software to run a ('virtualized') operating system as a client of a host operating system. The host operating system is what you boot your computer into. The client operating system (called a 'virtual machine', or a 'software appliance') has been prepared by us specifically for this School.		'''VirtualBox''' is a software to run a ('virtualized') operating system as a client of a host operating system. The host operating system is what you boot your computer into. The client operating system (called a 'virtual machine', or a 'software appliance') has been prepared by us specifically for this School.
	The Yambo Quantum Mobile VM is entirely based on the '''Quantum Mobile''' developed by the [https://people.epfl.ch/nicola.marzari/?lang=en EPFL group of Nicola Marzari] and supported by the [http://nccr-marvel.ch/ MARVEL NCCR] and the [http://max-centre.eu/ MaX H2020 Centre of Excellence].		The '''Yambo Quantum Mobile''' VM is entirely based on the '''Quantum Mobile''' developed by the [https://people.epfl.ch/nicola.marzari/?lang=en EPFL group of Nicola Marzari] and supported by the [http://nccr-marvel.ch/ MARVEL NCCR] and the [http://max-centre.eu/ MaX H2020 Centre of Excellence].

	== Download and Install VirtualBox Software ==		== Download and Install VirtualBox Software ==

Aferretti at 16:33, 6 April 2021

2021-04-06T16:33:29Z

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	This should be all. If something goes wrong, try to reboot your host and try to re-install on the freshly booted machine. (In the past, it was often found (at least on MacOSX) that upgrades of VirtualBox do not work when having run VirtualBox clients before.)		This should be all. If something goes wrong, try to reboot your host and try to re-install on the freshly booted machine. (In the past, it was often found (at least on MacOSX) that upgrades of VirtualBox do not work when having run VirtualBox clients before.)

	== Download the Yambo Quantum Mobile ==		== Download the Yambo Quantum Mobile image==

	Download the virtual machine image clicking on the following link		Download the virtual machine image clicking on the following link

Aferretti at 16:32, 6 April 2021

2021-04-06T16:32:59Z

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	VirtualBox is a software to run a ('virtualized') operating system as a client of a host operating system. The host operating system is what you boot your computer into. The client operating system (called a 'virtual machine', or a 'software appliance') has been prepared by us specifically for this School.		VirtualBox is a software to run a ('virtualized') operating system as a client of a host operating system. The host operating system is what you boot your computer into. The client operating system (called a 'virtual machine', or a 'software appliance') has been prepared by us specifically for this School.
	The Yambo Quantum ~~Machine~~ is entirely based on the Quantum Mobile developed by the [https://people.epfl.ch/nicola.marzari/?lang=en EPFL group of Nicola Marzari] and supported by the [http://nccr-marvel.ch/ MARVEL NCCR] and the [http://max-centre.eu/ MaX H2020 Centre of Excellence].		The Yambo Quantum Mobile VM is entirely based on the '''Quantum Mobile''' developed by the [https://people.epfl.ch/nicola.marzari/?lang=en EPFL group of Nicola Marzari] and supported by the [http://nccr-marvel.ch/ MARVEL NCCR] and the [http://max-centre.eu/ MaX H2020 Centre of Excellence].

	== Download and Install VirtualBox Software ==		== Download and Install VirtualBox Software ==
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	This should be all. If something goes wrong, try to reboot your host and try to re-install on the freshly booted machine. (In the past, it was often found (at least on MacOSX) that upgrades of VirtualBox do not work when having run VirtualBox clients before.)		This should be all. If something goes wrong, try to reboot your host and try to re-install on the freshly booted machine. (In the past, it was often found (at least on MacOSX) that upgrades of VirtualBox do not work when having run VirtualBox clients before.)

	== Download the Yambo Quantum ~~Machine~~ ==		== Download the Yambo Quantum Mobile ==

	Download the virtual machine image clicking on the following link		Download the virtual machine image clicking on the following link
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	Note that this image has a large size of 4 GBytes. Don't attempt to download it from a poor wireless connection. Having downloaded the VM Image, it needs to be '''imported''' into VirtualBox.		Note that this image has a large size of 4 GBytes. Don't attempt to download it from a poor wireless connection. Having downloaded the VM Image, it needs to be '''imported''' into VirtualBox.

	== Install the Yambo Quantum ~~Machine~~ ==		== Install the Yambo Quantum Mobile VM ==

	* Find where VirtualBox is installed on your PC. To find it open a terminal and		* Find where VirtualBox is installed on your PC. To find it open a terminal and
	>which virtualbox		> which virtualbox
	/usr/bin/virtualbox		/usr/bin/virtualbox
	>/usr/bin/virtualbo		> /usr/bin/virtualbo
	* Goto Menu Item "File", then "Import Appliance" (File->Import Appliance)		* Goto Menu Item "File", then "Import Appliance" (File->Import Appliance)
	* In the topmost field, type in the name of the downloaded Appliance File or search for it via the finder that opens when clicking the button to the right.		* In the topmost field, type in the name of the downloaded Appliance File or search for it via the finder that opens when clicking the button to the right.
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	* update the Yambo tutorial files		* update the Yambo tutorial files

	>cd YAMBO_TUTORIALS		> cd YAMBO_TUTORIALS
	>git pull		> git pull
	>./setup.pl -install		> ./setup.pl -install

	Now you are ready to do your tutorials.		Now you are ready to do your tutorials.


	== Reducing the size of the VM image ==		== Reducing the size of the VM image ==