Download LS-OPT

Table of Contents

1. An Overview
2. Installation Under Linux
3. Installation Under Windows
4. Training Materials

You may download LSOPT Versions 4.0, 4.1, and 4.2 from this page, along with supporting documentation and examples. Previous versions must be obtained directly from the LSTC FTP site.

1. An Overview

If you are not familiar with LS-OPT and its functionality, then start with this README.Overview. The basic components are described in this file, along with directions for running simple problems. The current stable release version of LS-OPT is LS-OPT Version 4.2. The latest Users Manual is a PDF document. Manuals are included with each distribution archive; so there is no need to download the manual separately.

A good resource for getting started with LS-OPT is found on the DynaMore website. DynaMore is a distributor of LSTC Software Products. There is also an LS-OPT Google Group for LS-OPT, which is monitored by LS-OPT developers.

2. Installation under Linux

First Download the gzipped tar archive for your Hardware/OS.

VERSION 4.2

README.Linux

VERSION 4.1

README.Linux

VERSION 4.0

README.Linux

The archive contains files in one directory named LSOPT_EXE. You may verify this using the 'tar' command. For example,

     tar tvzf lsopt_42_66501_x64_rhel5.tar.gz

produces this output:

     -rwxr-xr-x root/root   3564280 2011-05-12 17:41 ./LSOPT_EXE/lsopt
     -rwxr-xr-x root/root        29 2011-05-12 17:41 ./LSOPT_EXE/VersionDate
     -rwxr-xr-x root/root   1091144 2011-05-12 17:41 ./LSOPT_EXE/extractor
     -rwxr-xr-x root/root    190664 2011-05-12 17:41 ./LSOPT_EXE/lscheduler
     -rwxr-xr-x root/root     19560 2011-05-12 17:41 ./LSOPT_EXE/lskilljob
     -rwxr-xr-x root/root     64368 2011-05-12 17:41 ./LSOPT_EXE/runqueuer
     -rwxr-xr-x root/root   3558307 2011-05-12 17:41 ./LSOPT_EXE/wrapper
     -rwxr-xr-x root/root   6990248 2011-05-12 17:41 ./LSOPT_EXE/lsoptui
     -rwxr-xr-x root/root   7396744 2011-05-12 17:41 ./LSOPT_EXE/viewer
     -rwxr-xr-x root/root  22030405 2011-05-12 17:41 ./LSOPT_EXE/lsprepost
     -rwxr-xr-x root/root    206308 2011-05-12 17:41 ./LSOPT_EXE/lsopt_plotcprs
     -rwxr-xr-x root/root     73528 2011-05-12 17:41 ./LSOPT_EXE/mri2lso
     -rwxr-xr-x root/root     98256 2011-05-12 17:41 ./LSOPT_EXE/maps2sortho
     -rwxr-xr-x root/root   5538650 2011-05-12 17:41 ./LSOPT_EXE/genex
     -rwxr-xr-x root/root   9456440 2011-05-12 17:41 ./LSOPT_EXE/lstcsh
     -rwxr-xr-x root/root     45828 2011-05-12 17:41 ./LSOPT_EXE/lstcvm_run
     -rwxr--r-- root/root  13048227 2011-05-12 17:41 ./LSOPT_EXE/lsopt_42_manual.pdf

Now create a directory where you would like to install LS-OPT. Copy the downloaded archive into that directory. Then 'cd' into that directory, and unpack the archive. A subdirectory LSOPT_EXEwill be created beneath the installation directory where all executables are placed. For example,

     mkdir $HOME/LSOPT42
     cp lsopt_42_66501_x64_rhel5.tar.gz $HOME/LSOPT42
     cd $HOME/LSOPT42
     tar xvzf lsopt_42_66501_x64_rhel5.tar.gz

It is probably best to add the LSOPT_EXE directory to your path, though this is not necessary. In this case, you would add $HOME/LSOPT42/LSOPT_EXE to your path. LS-OPT can be run strictly from the command line, directly in a batch mode. The preferred method is to use the LS-OPTui graphical user interface to set up problems, edit them, and run LS-OPT from within LS-OPTui. There are excellent data visualization tools which are part of the LS-OPTui.

     lsopt command_file     (runs lsopt in batch mode)
     lsoptui                (starts the graphical user interface tool)

3. Installation under Microsoft Windows

First download the zipped archive for your machine.

VERSION 4.2

README.Windows

VERSION 4.1

README.Windows

VERSION 4.0

README.Windows

There is no installation program required for LS-OPT. Simply create a folder, and unzip the contents of the downloaded archive into that folder. To start LS-OPT, locate the LSOPTui program and double-click it. You may wish to create a short-cut on your desktop rather than remember where the LSOPT folder is located.

4. Training Materials

VERSION 4.2

VERSION 4.1

VERSION 4.0