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-====== Getting Started ======
-This document aims to describe what is needed to get a released version of Diana up and running on Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise) from a set of Debian packages. It is assumed that you will be using the version of Ubuntu that the packages were developed for.
-To build Diana for other distributions, see the [[autotools|Building Metlibs and Diana with Autotools]] page for an installation guide then continue reading the [[#installing_data_files|Installing Data Files]] section.
-To build a batch version of Diana for headless systems, install ''bdiana'' according to the instructions on the [[batch_diana_on_headless_systems|Batch Diana on Headless Systems]] page then continue reading the [[#installing_data_files|Installing Data Files]] section.
-===== Installing Packages =====
-Obtain a set of release packages for the current release of Diana. Follow the instructions on the [[Installing Diana from Launchpad]] page.
-===== Installing Data Files =====
-From the same page as the packages, download the maps and demo data archives,
-[[ftp://ftp.met.no/projects/diana/diana_maps.tar.gz|diana_maps.tar.gz]] and [[ftp://ftp.met.no/projects/diana/diana_demodata.tar.gz|diana_demodata.tar.gz]] respectively.
-Choose a suitable location for installation. The default configuration file
-specifies ''/usr/share/diana'' as the directory to contain the ''maps'' and
-''demodata'' directories supplied by the archives, so you may want to unpack
-the archives in that directory.
-<code>
-cd /usr/share/diana
-tar zxf /path/to/diana_maps.tar.gz
-tar zxf /path/to/diana_demodata.tar.gz
-</code>
-Alternatively, you can unpack the archives in another directory and modify
-Diana's configuration file to refer to their locations.
-===== Configuring Diana =====
-Diana expects to find a ''diana.setup'' file in various locations:
-  * The current directory.
-  * ''$HOME/.diana/diana.setup'' or equivalent
-  * ''/etc/diana/diana.setup-COMMON''
-Possibly the easiest way to arrange this is to run Diana without a ''diana.setup''
-file then immediately quit. This will cause the ''.diana'' directory to be created
-in the user's home directory. Then copy the ''/etc/diana/diana.setup'' file into
-that directory for further configuration.
-If you installed the maps and demo data in a location other than the default,
-you will need to change the ''OPDATA'' and ''MAPDIR'' lines in the ''diana.setup''
-file. For example, if these resources were unpacked in the ''/data/diana''
-directory, these lines need to be changed to read:
-<code>
-OPDATA    = /data/diana/demodata
-MAPDIR    = /data/diana/maps
-</code>
-===== Testing =====
-It is useful to test that the basic installation works correctly, particularly on headless systems that only allow ''bdiana'' to run. Copy the following text into a file called ''test.input'':
-<code>
-buffersize=800x800
-output=PNG
-filename=test.png
-PLOT
-MAP backcolour=117:199:242 map=Gshhs-Auto contour=on cont.colour=black cont.linewidth=1 cont.linetype=solid cont.zorder=1 land=on land.colour=240:158:92
-AREA proj4string="+proj=ortho +lat_0=60" rectangle=-1500000.000000:1500000.000000:-1250000.000000:1750000.000000
-ENDPLOT
-</code>
-Process the input file using a command like the following, using the appropriate executable and setup file for your configuration:
-<code>
-bdiana-3.35 -i test.input -s diana.setup
-</code>
-A file called ''test.png'' should be created that looks like the following image:
-{{:test.png?|}}
-If the file is not created or the image is blank, check the output from ''bdiana'' to determine whether the ''diana.setup'' file and map files were found correctly.
-===== Running Diana =====
-Run Diana using either the ''diana'' script or the ''diana.bin'' executable.
-The ''diana'' script will try to send debug information back to the e-mail
-address for bug reports. If you want to avoid this, run the ''diana.bin''
-executable instead.
-If you have created a ''diana.setup'' file in a location other than one of
-those mentioned above then you need to pass an option on the command line
-to specify where it is.
-<code>
-diana -s /path/to/diana.setup
-</code>
-The path specified must be an absolute path.