Installing Singularity on Ubuntu Linux

Would you like to learn how to install Singularity on Linux? In this tutorial, we are going to show you how to install Singularity on Linux.

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Tutorial – Singularity Installation Requirements

On the Linux console, use the following commands to install the required packages.

Install the GO software:

In our example, the Go software was installed under the /usr/local folder.

In order to work properly, the Go software expect the system to have a set of environment variables.

Let’s create a file to automate the required environment variables configuration.

Here is the go.sh file content.

Now, let’s reboot the computer and check if the required environment variables will be created automatically.

Use the following command to check if the environment variables were created.

Test the Go program using the following command.

You have finished the installation of the GO software.

Tutorial – Singularity Installation on Ubuntu Linux

Download the required packages using the Go software.

Compile and install Singularity.

Test the Singularity software using the following command.

Test the Singularity software using the following command.

Here is the command output:

You have finished the installation of the Singularity software on Ubuntu Linux.