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updating linux install to point to singularity-container for ubuntu/debian
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And then install using one of the methods above.
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## Debian/Ubuntu Flavor Install
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Singularity is available on Debian (and Ubuntu) systems starting with Debian stretch and the Ubuntu 16.10 yakkety releases. The package is called `singularity-container` and can be installed as follows:
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```bash
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sudo apt-get update
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sudo apt-get install -y singularity-container
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```
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The current version provided is 2.2.1, and the package maintainers will release the updated 2.3 soon. If you need a backport build of the recent release of Singularity on those or older releases of Debian and Ubuntu, please enable the NeuroDebian repository following instructions on the <a href="http://neuro.debian.net" target="_blank">NeuroDebian</a> site.
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## Build an RPM from source
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Like the above, you can build an RPM of Singularity so it can be more easily managed, upgraded and removed. From the base Singularity source directory do the following:
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