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For example, I installed VirtualBox on my Windows 10 laptop, then created a virtual machine running Centos 7. (If VirtualBox is only giving you the choice of 32-bit virtual machines, you need to turn on virtualization support and VTd support in the BIOS of your machine.) | For example, I installed VirtualBox on my Windows 10 laptop, then created a virtual machine running Centos 7. (If VirtualBox is only giving you the choice of 32-bit virtual machines, you need to turn on virtualization support and VTd support in the BIOS of your machine.) | ||
- | We can also provide access to a Linux virtual machine with root permissions if you need it. Please contact the system administrators. | + | We can also provide access to a Linux virtual machine with root permissions if you need it. Please contact the system administrators |
==== Installing Singularity ==== | ==== Installing Singularity ==== | ||
- | For Singularity version 3 installation is a little involved because it requires the Go programming language. Probably best to follow the instructions here: https:// | + | For Singularity version 3, installation is a little involved because it requires the Go programming language. Probably best to follow the instructions here: https:// |
==== Creating a Container ==== | ==== Creating a Container ==== | ||
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- | Would build you a container with the latest version of Ubuntu (available in the library - 18.10 at the time of writing). Similarly, you could specify " | + | Would build you a container with the latest version of Ubuntu (available in the library - 18.10 at the time of writing). Similarly, you could specify " |
But note that this gets you an **immutable** container: you cannot update it. To get a container that you can update you must create it using the " | But note that this gets you an **immutable** container: you cannot update it. To get a container that you can update you must create it using the " |