The annual public release of ESO VLT/VLTI instrument data reduction software packages is scheduled for end of May 2024. Pre-built packages will be provided for Fedora 38 and 39 and on a best effort basis Fedora 40 (to be released in April) may be added later during 2024. For macOS, installation via MacPorts is supported and recommended.
2024 Release of VLT/VLTI Instrument Data Reduction Software Packages
Published: 29 Feb 2024
The supported platforms will be the following:
- Fedora 38, 39, 40 (TBD)
- Scientific Linux 7
- CentOS 7
- macOS 12, 13, 14
Users of operating systems for which no RPM or MacPorts packages are currently available can use the source kit installation as described in the online documentation.
In addition to the release of data reduction pipelines in May, some instruments with pipelines under active development have intermediate releases throughout the year. To get announcements of new pipeline releases, please send an e-mail or visit the VLT Instrument Pipelines webpage.