There is a whole suite of software required to run multigrain X-ray diffraction, and their installation procedure can be quite tricky if you are not comfortable with computing techniques.

The procedure below was tested with a recent Windows laptop. We proceed as follow: * Install a linux Ubuntu virtual machine * Set-up anaconda * Install the multigrain software suite within anaconda

There are many tutorials on how to do so on the internet. Here is a quick summary of how we proceeded

• Download and install VirtualBox from https://www.virtualbox.org/
• Download a recent Ubuntu Desktop linux from https://ubuntu.com/download/desktop
• Install Ubuntu within a VirtualBox virtual machine

Anaconda is a distribution of the python and other programming languages for scientific computing. It makes it much easier to install and manage packages without messing up your environment or interfering with the operating system. It is

that aims to simplify package management and deployment. The distribution includes data-science packages suitable for Windows, Linux, and macOS. It is developed and maintained by Anaconda, Inc., which was founded by Peter Wang and Travis Oliphant in 2012.[8] As an Anaconda, Inc. product, it is also known as Anaconda Distribution or Anaconda Individual Edition, while other products from the company are Anaconda Team Edition and Anaconda Enterprise Edition, both of which are not free.[6][7]

We will use Anaconda, which allows to install and run software without interfering with the operating system

Installing Anaconda

Download Anaconda from https://www.anaconda.com/products/distribution Install anaconda

sh Download/Anconda……. (change file name according to what was downloaded)

Keep note of where anaconda will be installed, typically /home/ningma/anaconda3

Keep note of the instructions at the end of the anadonda installation as you may have to type those commands each time you start a new terminal. In our case

eval “$(/home/ningma/anaconda3/bin/conda shell.bash hook)”
conda init

Install ESRF data analysis tools, fabio, silx, and ImageD11

Within a terminal in which anaconda is activated

pip3 install fabio
pip3 install silx
pip3 install ImageD11

Install additional packages by hand

Fabian

pip3 install Pmw (required by fabian)
Download fabian
Move into folder with fabian
	python3 setup.py build
	python3 setup.py install

If you want to simulate data for training, you need PolyXSim

Create a folder to download: mkdir ~/Fable/PolyXSim
If you do not have a copy already: git clone https://github.com/FABLE-3DXRD/PolyXSim.git
Otherwise: git pull
python3 setup.py build
python3 setup.py install

Specifics for DAC experiments: TIMEleSS-tools

If you do not have a copy already: git clone https://github.com/FABLE-3DXRD/TIMEleSS.git 
cd TIMEleSS
Otherwise: git pull
python3 setup.py build
python3 setup.py install

Installing grainspotter

conda install -c fable grainspotter