Re: [Npsource-cbpmodel] Have you run the CBPModel with Ubuntu?

[Robert B. <rbu...@vt...>]

John - thanks for all of this, awesome information.

/r/b

On Fri, Oct 23, 2015 at 12:26 PM, Paine, John <joh...@ae...> wrote:

> Cherie:
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> I compiled and ran the Phase 5.2 and 5.3 Watershed Models using both
> Ubuntu and Fedora on different desktop PCs. One had 6 GB of RAM and worked
> fine. Ultimately I stuck with Ubuntu. That was in 2010 and 2011, and my
> memory is rusty. I still have it compiled on an Ubuntu computer in my
> office but haven’t updated it in quite some time.
>
>
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> I compared modeling results with what Bill Keeling and others at DCR/DEQ
> got on their computers in 2010 and 2011. There were some significant
> differences in the computational results based on which computer was
> used—which I attributed largely to differences in the Fortran compiler
> being used (although I didn’t bird dog the exact cause because of the
> investment in compilers and the time that would have been required). The
> problem could also have been related to the large number of data files
> being written and read. (I would recommend an SSD drive to speed up the
> runs.) Attached is a self-explanatory email I generated that summarizes
> Phase 5.3 model comparisons between Ubuntu 10.04 and Fedora 13.
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> I wrote a Phase 5.2 installation guide (attached) for Fedora—it is out of
> date now but might be helpful. Phase 5.3 was a lot easier to install and
> compile.
>
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> Also attached is a run guide that came from Gary Shenk or Mike Barnes (I
> think) at EPA/CBP.
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> Good luck.
>
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> John
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> *From:* Cherie Schultz [mailto:csc...@ic...]
> *Sent:* Friday, October 23, 2015 11:03 AM
> *To:* nps...@li...
> *Subject:* [Npsource-cbpmodel] Have you run the CBPModel with Ubuntu?
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> We are wondering if anyone has successfully run the CBP model with Ubuntu?
> At one point someone here tried for a day or two to set the model up on a
> machine with Ubuntu and ran into problems and switched to Fedora. But we
> are buying a new machine and are considering trying Ubuntu again. Any
> experience or insights would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Cherie
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