Announcement of the 12FEB ESO-MIDAS Release

ESO-MIDAS Home Page The official 12FEB release of ESO-MIDAS has been released on Feb. 6, 2012 and is available on the ESO ftp server.
Below you find the following information concerning this release:

What's new or upgraded in MIDAS 12FEB?

Only code fixes and updates for help files have been incorporated into this Midas release.

Platform availability

MIDAS 12FEB has been installed and verified on the following platforms:

  • Intel/Linux OpenSUSE 12.1
  • Intel/Linux OpenSUSE 11.4
  • Intel/Linux Kubuntu 11.4
  • Intel/Linux Ubuntu 11.10
  • Intel/Linux Fedora 16
  • Intel/Linux antiX M11
  • Intel/Linux Mandriva 2010
  • Intel/Linux Mageia 1
  • Intel/Linux ScientificLinux 5.3
  • Intel/Linux ScientificLinux 5.5
  • Intel/Linux Sabayon 5.4
  • Intel/Linux Salix 13 (Slackware)
  • Intel/Linux Pardus Kurumsal 2

  • Intel/Windows XP (via cygwin)

  • AMD 64/Toorox 01_2012
  • AMD 64/CentOS 6.2
  • AMD 64/Linux OpenSUSE 12.1
  • AMD 64/Linux OpenSUSE 11.4
  • AMD 64/Linux Linux Mint 11
  • AMD 64/Linux Kubuntu 11.4
  • AMD 64/Linux Kubuntu 10.10
  • AMD 64/Linux aptosid imera
  • AMD 64/Linux archbang
  • AMD 64/Linux Fedora 13
  • AMD 64/Linux Fuduntu 14.11 (Fedora)
  • Intel 64/Linux Ubuntu 11.10
  • Intel 64/Linux Ultimate Edition 2.8
  • Intel 64/Linux Fedora 14
  • Intel 64/Linux Linux Mint 12
  • Intel 64/Linux OpenSUSE 12.1
  • Intel 64/Linux OpenSUSE 11.4

  • Intel/Mac OSX 10.7
  • Intel 64/Mac OSX 10.7 Lion

  • EeePC/Linux Mandriva 2008 Spring



In our ftp area, the source version valid for all platforms mentioned above is available.

Source distribution

12FEBpl1.0 is available only as source code.

For a proper installation of MIDAS sources follow the procedure of the installation document provided in PDF format ( installunix.pdf )

ESO-MIDAS is a copyright protected software product of ESO, and provides general tools for image processing and data reduction.

ESO-MIDAS is available under the GNU General Public License. This means that the ESO-MIDAS system is available free of charge and can be freely redistributed on certain conditions.

Technical Support and Network Services

Technical support for ESO-MIDAS can be obtained using the ESO-MIDAS Helpdesk by filling out the ESO-MIDAS Problem Report Form.
Enter as user guest (no password) and create a new Midas PR (do not forget to log out in the end).

Please note, that ESO is not in the position to give active support to individual users outside research institutions. Therefore, users who have problems or questions concerning ESO-MIDAS running on their private systems are advised to use the "midas-users" mailing list for obtaining feedback and solutions to their questions from other users.

In case the ESO-MIDAS Problem Report System cannot be used the MIDAS User Support can be contacted via:

  • Electronic mail: midas@eso.org
  • Telefax: +49 89 32006480 (attn.: MIDAS Support)
  • Post:
    Software Development Division - Pipeline System Dept.
    Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2,
    D-85748 Garching bei Muenchen,
    Germany

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