ScrumPy Metabolic Modelling Software

There are two options for installing ScrumPy:

1. If you are running a Linux operating system, such as Debian (6.0.6 - squeeze) or Ubuntu (up to 10.04) go to ScrumPy, download the installation files and follow the instructions. Then jump to Getting started.

2. For all other operating systems, ScrumPy can be run as a virtual machine on your computer, provided you have about 7GB of free disk space. In order to do this you will first need to install virtualbox. For linux or mac we reccomend installing virtualbox from your standard repository (aka "App store"). Windows users can find it on the virtualbox website. Install VirtualBox, then follow the instructions below. If you use Windows, defragmenting your disk before proceeding will improve subsequent performance, though it's not essential.

Installing the ScrumPy virtual machine

1. Either copy the large (2.4GB) ScrumPy.ova file from the DVD or USB drive provided or patiently download it from our webserver.

2. Start VirtualBox on your computer. Select Import appliance from the File menu and choose the the ScrumPy.ova file. Wait several minutes whilst this configures.

3. ScrumPy will appear on the VirtualBox Manager window. Select it and run it.

4. Wait whilst Ubuntu starts up. At the login screen, give your user name as user1 and password as scrumpy1

Note

The virtual machine come with an ordinary root account (not sudo). The default password for this account is vbscr7mp1 . It is reccommeded that you change once you have imported the virtual box image.

Getting Started

1. Open a terminal window. If you are running the virtual machine, click on Terminal under the Applications/Accessories menu item.

2. Virtual machine users can navigate to the supplied models directory by typing cd Modelling/models.

3. Type ScrumPy, and it will start.