Local Install

The local version of Essentia will run on Linux systems. It’s tested on 6 Linux based operating systems including Amazon Linux 2015.09.1, CentOS 7.1, Debian “Jessie”,Ubuntu 15.04, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2, and Fedora 23. Installing the local version of Essentia on these systems is simple.

How to Install Essentia on your Local Machine

  1. Go to the directory where the installer is located.

  2. Run:

    unzip essentia-linux-x64-310_3.zip

  3. Read the README and LICENSE.txt files.

  4. Run:

    sudo ./essentia-linux-x64-310_3.sh

  5. Type y to install Essentia.

  6. Add /opt/aq_tool/bin in your PATH variable. To do so, add the following two lines in your ~/.bash_profile:

    PATH=$PATH:/opt/aq_tool/bin
export PATH

  7. Then run:

    source ~/.bash_profile

You can then go through our Essentia Tutorials, Data Processing Tutorials, and Examples to get familiar with Essentia.

Note

This software is subject to the End-User License Agreement located in Local Install License.

This local installation is using Essentia version 3.1.0.3. See New Options for Local Essentia Version 3.1.0.3.

This software requires python2.7.5 or higher, pip2.7 and wget.

If your system does not have python2.7.5 or higher, please read the python download page:

https://www.python.org/downloads/

If your system does not have pip, please read the following instruction:

https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/installing/

Alternatively, the installation script provides an option to automatically install pip and wget for the above listed operating systems.

To Uninstall Essentia:

  1. Run:

    sudo ./essentia-linux-x64-310_3.sh

  2. Type y to uninstall Essentia.

  3. Type y to confirm that you want to uninstall Essentia.