SimpleITK/GettingStarted/Visual guide to building on Linux

This guide gives detailed instructions for building SimpleITK on Linux. It is written for beginners getting started with SimpleITK.

Why Linux?

• Linux is freely available
• It has all the required tools
• Did I mention it is free?

Step 1: Get Linux

The first step is to install a Linux distribution. Some popular ones are:

• Ubuntu
• Linux Mint

There are many online tutorials explaining how to install your chosen Linux distribution:

• Ubuntu
  • Ubuntu Installation guide
  • Learn How to Install Ubuntu Linux in 5 Minutes (youtube)
  • The Ubuntu Installation Guide (with pictures)
• Mint
  • Linux Mint User Guide (English)
  • Install Linux Mint on your Windows computer (howtogeek)
  • How to Install Linux Mint (youtube)

If you are a Windows user, you may consider running Linux on a virtual machine. Some popular virtual machine environments are:

• VirtualBox
• VMWare

Again, there are heaps of tutorials:

• Installing Ubuntu inside Windows using VirtualBox
• How to Install Ubuntu on VirtualBox
• Install Linux Mint 12 in VirutalBox
• How to Install Linux Mint in Virtualbox (youtube)

This guide uses Linux Mint 12, but the steps are very similar for other Linux distributions.

Step 2: Install build tools

The next step is to install the required build tools.