Current
From the FSL download page, after agreeing to the license, FSL provides a python installer script and directs you to an instruction page for the version you're installed.
Legacy
Custom FSL Installation (based on wiki, with FAQ troubleshooting)
Make sure the VM has been customized, especially setting the shell to tcsh, and changing the /usr/local permissions
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- start fsl (type "fsl" in terminal); if nothing happens, restart
- Click View; if you get the error
/usr/local/fsl/bin/fslview_bin: error while loading shared libraries: libexpat.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
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- If you get a similar error with libmng, this is available through the Add/Remove Software (search for libmng, and select the non-development option).
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