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How do I install Stata in a directory other than /usr/local/stata?
For various reasons, some sites may wish to install Stata in a directory other than /usr/local/stata. If you use Stata 8, you may install Stata in /usr/local/stata8 or /usr/local/stata. Wherever /usr/local/stata appears below, you may substitute /usr/local/stata8. You may install Stata in any directory you like, but /usr/local/stata must exist, and it must be linked to the installation directory. Assuming you want to install Stata in /abc/def, you would type # mkdir /abc/def
# ln -s /abc/def /usr/local/stata
You can then follow the instructions to copy the media and initialize the
license in [GSU] Installation.
Note that if you have installed Stata in a directory other than /usr/local/stata, you will need to modify the instructions in [GSU] Create license-tracking file. Use the instructions below instead: Create license-tracking fileNext, you create the license-tracking file. This file tracks the number of simultaneous users at your site. You create the file by starting Stata as superuser and typing simulinit: # cd /
# PATH=/usr/local/stata:$PATH
# export PATH
# /usr/local/stata/stata
. simulinit
. exit
simulinit creates the file /usr/local/stata/.license/stata.sim,
a file that must be readable and writable by all Stata users.
simulinit handled that.
(The rest of the Unix installation instructions in the manual may be followed as is.) After installation, you may find that you receive the message stata.lic must be located in /usr/local/stataAssuming you have linked /usr/local/stata to your installation directory, you may wonder why you are receiving this message. Stata looks at where it was started from to determine the directory in which it is installed. Thus, if /abc/def appears in your path before /usr/local/stata, Stata will that think its license file is in /abc/def. Any user who wishes to use Stata should make sure that /usr/local/stata appears in the path before the real installation directory. |
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