NeuroDebian provides a large collection of popular neuroscience research software for the Debian operating system as well as Ubuntu and other derivatives. Popular packages include AFNI, FSL, PyMVPA and many others. While we do strive to maintain a high level of quality, we make no guarantee that a given package works as expected, so use them at your own risk. If you do encounter problems or you just like to say thanks, simply send us an email.

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Instructions for systems with built-in NeuroDebian built

You can enable NeuroDebian by installing the neurodebian package that already comes with your operating system. You can do so by, for example, running this command in a terminal:

sudo apt-get install neurodebian

Installing this package will automatically configure NeuroDebian as an additional software repository alongside your standard configuration.

Instructions for Debian-derived systems
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NeuroDebian can be enabled on your system as an additional software repository. Run the following two commands in a terminal (copy & paste is fine). This will download the appropriate configuration based on your selection above, and will also register NeuroDebian’s cryptographic key that is used to verify the integrity of our software packages.

After selecting a release the setup code will be shown here.

Lastly, update the package index and you are ready to install packages:

sudo apt-get update

You are ready to go – enjoy NeuroDebian!

Note

Not every package is available for all distributions/releases. For information about which package version is available for which release and architecture, please have a look at the corresponding package pages.

Instructions for non-Debian systems

On your system NeuroDebian works best as a virtual appliance (virtual machine), a program that runs like any other application on your computer. Today’s computers can run such appliances without noticeable performance loss. To get started:

  1. Download this image file (~700 MB):
  1. Import this image into VirtualBox. If you do not have VirtualBox installed yet, visit the VirtualBox download page and get an installer for your system (installers for Windows, Linux, Mac and Solaris are available).
  2. Finish the configuration by following the instructions on setting up the virtual appliance. [Virtual machine setup video tutorial]

You are ready to go – enjoy NeuroDebian!

Note

If you want a verified stable (but older) virtual appliances based on Debian 7.8 (wheezy) release, download one of the image files listed below.

 
The source code for this portal is licensed under the GPL-3 and is available on git.debian.org.