- Modern compiler with ``C++11`` support (recen g++, clang, Ubuntu 16.04/Xenial and recent Mac OS clang work fine).
- Modern compiler with ``C++20`` support (recen g++, clang, Ubuntu 24.04 and recent Mac OS clang work fine).
- git-lfs.
-[CMake](cmake) version >= 3.12.
-[Mosek Fusion C++ API](https://www.mosek.com/downloads/9.1.13/) version 9.1 - Mosek is the optimization library that PDT-SPACE uses to solve convex optimization problems. The library provides a free academic license for faculty and students that can be downloaded from their website.
-[Boost](www.boost.org) version >= 1.58.0 with serialization, timer, date\_time, system, program\_options unit\_test\_framework compiled
-[CMake](cmake) version >= 3.28.3
-[Mosek Fusion C++ API](https://www.mosek.com/downloads/11.0.13/) version 11.0 - Mosek is the optimization library that PDT-SPACE uses to solve convex optimization problems. The library provides a free academic license for faculty and students that can be downloaded from their website.
-[Boost](www.boost.org) version >= 1.83.0 with serialization, timer, date\_time, system, program\_options unit\_test\_framework compiled
(Ubuntu package ``libboost-all-dev``)
-[VTK](https://www.vtk.org)7.1.1 - needs to be built from source (it uses CMake, so see section [CMake](cmake))
-[VTK](https://www.vtk.org)9.4.1 - needs to be built from source (it uses CMake, so see section [CMake](cmake))
-[Eigen](eigen.tuxfamily.org/) version >= 3.0 - can be install using ``sudo apt-get install libeigen3-dev``. Eigen3 is a C++ template library for linear algebra.
-[FullMonteSW](gitlab.com/FullMonte/FullMonteSW) Fastest open-source tetrahedral Monte Carlo simulator for light propagation in biological tissues. Please, follow their [wiki](https://gitlab.com/FullMonte/FullMonteSW/-/wikis/Developer-Guide#native-development-install-linux-only) to see how to install it.
> cd mosek/9.1/tools/platform/linux64x86/src/fusion_cxx
> cd /usr/local/mosek/11.0/tools/platform/linux64x86/src/fusion_cxx
> make install
```
This will install Mosek version 9.1.13 under ``$HOME/mosek/9.1/tools/platform/linux64x86``.
This will install Mosek version 11.0.13 under ``$HOME/mosek/11.0/tools/platform/linux64x86``.
-**Note:** You still need to obtain a [Mosek License](https://www.mosek.com/products/academic-licenses/) and store it under your ``$HOME`` directory.
5. Install boost 1.58 by typing: ``sudo apt-get install libboost-all-dev``.
6. Install VTK 7.1.1 by following the instructions in this [guide](vtk#how-to-install).
5. Install boost 1.83 by typing: ``sudo apt-get install libboost-all-dev``.
6. Install VTK 9.4.1 by following the instructions in this [guide](vtk#how-to-install).
7. Install FullMonteSW by following this [guide](https://gitlab.com/FullMonte/FullMonteSW/-/wikis/Developer-Guide#native-development-install-linux-only). We will refer to the build directory of FullMonteSW by ``$FULLMONTE_BUILD_DIR``.