Using a prebuilt .deb package

The recommended way to install RAW on Linux is using a prebuilt .deb package. To install from a prebuilt app package:

1. Download the RAW-x.y.z-linux-x86_64.deb (where x.y.z is the version number) file from sourceforge:

   • https://sourceforge.net/projects/bioxtasraw

   

   • Be sure to save the file, rather than opening it with a program.

2. Open a terminal and navigate to where you saved the downloads (usually: cd ~/Downloads)

3. Run the following command to install, replacing the version number with the correct version:

   • sudo dpkg --install RAW-x.y.z-linux-x86_64.deb

4. You may now run RAW either by:

   1. Using the command bioxtas-raw from the command line

   2. Opening the ‘BioXTAS RAW’ program from your Activities menu or similar.

Note: if you wish to uninstall a version of RAW installed this way, simply use the following command: sudo apt-get remove bioxtas-raw

Alternatively, RAW is available as a standard debian package: https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/bioxtasraw. So you can use that. However, the RAW developers do not maintain this version and cannot guarantee functionality or how up to date it is.