Installation

1. If you are using Ubuntu then the setup script will take care of the standard python packages. Otherwise, ensure absolutely required Dependencies are installed.
2. Extract downloaded distribution

tar xzf Polyphony-1.0.tar.gz

3. Build the package

python setup.py build

Please run this as yourself, not as root or su otherwise the resulting file ownership will not be correct.

4. Install the package

sudo python setup.py install

Please note, this will remove an existing Polyphony installation (the first on the python path). If you don’t have root privileges or would rather install into a specified local follow the instructions in Installation in custom folder

5. A directory called Polyphony will be created in your home directory. This directory will be used to store intermediate data files. PDB files are also stored here. If you already have directory where you keep these, create a logical link to it e.g.

ln -s /home/fred/PDBs /home/fred/Polyphony/pdbs

There is also a file called polyphony.cfg which stores the locations of data and 3rd party programs. Please have a look at this file and check it’s contents.

6. Your ready to go. See User guide for what to do next.