openslide_libvips_installation

openslide

• openslide-python needs openslide.
• If the instruction below does not work, please check the download page.

Windows

1. Download binary

2. Unzip and place the binaries in a proper directory

MacOS

1. Install Homebrew or MacPorts

2. Run the command

   brew install openslide
   # or
   port install openslide
   

Linux

1. Run the installation command for your distribution.

   # Example for Ubuntu16.04 or higher
   sudo apt install openslide-tools
   

libvips

• If the instruction below does not work, please check the installation document.

Windows

1. Download the binary with version >= v8.10.1 from releases

2. Untar and place the binaries in a proper directory.

MacOS

1. Install Homebrew

2. Run the command

   brew install vips
   

Linux

1. Install the [packages] with your package manager.

   # Example for Ubuntu
   sudo apt-get install build-essential pkg-config libglib2.0-dev libexpat1-dev libtiff5-dev libjpeg-turbo8-dev libgsf-1-dev libopenslide-dev libpng-dev
   

2. Install libvips

   # example for version v8.10.1
   version=v8.10.1
   wget https://github.com/libvips/libvips/releases/download/${version}/vips-8.10.1.tar.gz
   tar xvfz vips-${version}.tar.gz
   cd vips-${version} && ./configure && make -j && sudo make install