Install FSL on Fedora Linux

fsl_fedora_install.md

Download the FSL installer (python script) from https://fsl.fmrib.ox.ac.uk/fsldownloads_registration.

Type following commands in a Python interpreter:

from fslinstaller import *
manifest = get_web_manifest(Settings.mirror)
import json
with open('~/manifest.json', 'w') as fp:
  json.dump(manifest, fp)

Open the manifest.json file and look for the filenamename of the latest CentOS FSL version (ending in .tar.gz).

Append this filename to the string in Settings.mirror and paste into your browser: this downloads the required binaries.

# Install dependencies
sudo yum install expat-devel libmng libpng12

# Extract FSL binaries into desired folder (I chose `~/.local`)
cd ~/.local
tar -xzf ~/Downloads/fsl-<fsl_version)-<centos_version>.tar.gz
FSLDIR=`pwd`/fsl
. fsl/etc/fslconf/post_install.sh -f $FSLDIR

Add folowing lines to .bashrc:

FSLDIR=$HOME/.local/fsl
PATH=${FSLDIR}/bin:${PATH}
export FSLDIR PATH
. ${FSLDIR}/etc/fslconf/fsl.sh

the tilde () is vanishing from the previous ('/manifest.json) in both locations (code and error msg)

Hey, how did it go? Did you manage to install it?

Hey guys,

I don't know why the tilde is vanishing in your interpreter but it's not important. Just use any valid file path that is writable to you which let's you open the downloaded json file.

Or even just print out the manifest content in your interpreter using print(manifest) instead of writing it to file.

Cheers,
Lucas.