# \#installation

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## [Configuration Error - Eigen - C++14](https://community.mrtrix.org/t/configuration-error-eigen-c-14/8638)

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**Author:** [@lmoreau](https://community.mrtrix.org/u/lmoreau)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 2, 2026, 9:43am UTC](https://community.mrtrix.org/t/configuration-error-eigen-c-14/8638 "2026-02-02T09:43:42Z")

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Hello, I am trying to install mrtrix3 on windows using the following instructions : Building MRtrix3 from source — MRtrix3 3.0 documentation However, I am encountering some issues when running “./configure”, I have the…

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## [Windows 11 "Looking for compiler \[clang++\]: not found"](https://community.mrtrix.org/t/windows-11-looking-for-compiler-clang-not-found/8536)

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**Author:** [@SueKim](https://community.mrtrix.org/u/SueKim)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 1, 2025, 5:19pm UTC](https://community.mrtrix.org/t/windows-11-looking-for-compiler-clang-not-found/8536 "2025-10-01T17:19:19Z")

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Hello, I am trying to install and run mrtrix3 on my computer (Windows 11) and I am getting stuck on the build stage where you run ./configure This is the error I receive: MRtrix build type requested: debug version with…

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## [Problem using MRtrix3Tissue alongside MRtrix3](https://community.mrtrix.org/t/problem-using-mrtrix3tissue-alongside-mrtrix3/8118)

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**Author:** [@Tomm-C](https://community.mrtrix.org/u/Tomm-C)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 6, 2025, 1:59pm UTC](https://community.mrtrix.org/t/problem-using-mrtrix3tissue-alongside-mrtrix3/8118 "2025-08-06T13:59:58Z")

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Hello, I’d like to use some functionalities of MRtrix3Tissue (ss3t\_csd\_beta1, specifically) while keeping MRtrix3 as the default source of commands. I have installed MRtrix3 in /usr/local/mrtrix3 and everything works f…

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## [Mrview command not found](https://community.mrtrix.org/t/mrview-command-not-found/8022)

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**Author:** [@jordvink](https://community.mrtrix.org/u/jordvink)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 23, 2024, 2:37pm UTC](https://community.mrtrix.org/t/mrview-command-not-found/8022 "2024-10-23T14:37:23Z")

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Hi all, I installed mrview through MSYS2 on Windows 10, as per instructions. Everything seemed to have worked. However, if I try to run mrview I get: -bash: mrview: command not found If I run mrinfo it does recognize …

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## [ERROR: error linking Qt application! Ubuntu 22.04](https://community.mrtrix.org/t/error-error-linking-qt-application-ubuntu-22-04/6401)

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**Author:** [@samuel2496](https://community.mrtrix.org/u/samuel2496)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [August 13, 2024, 4:24pm UTC](https://community.mrtrix.org/t/error-error-linking-qt-application-ubuntu-22-04/6401 "2024-08-13T16:24:11Z")

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Hello everyone, I am trying to install mrtrix in ubuntu 22.04 and I am receiving errors while configuring. I have attached the configure.log file below for reference. I have installed libqt5-opengl & libqt5-opengl-dev …

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## [Install Mrtrix3 via conda successufly but fail to open in Ubuntu 22.04.3](https://community.mrtrix.org/t/install-mrtrix3-via-conda-successufly-but-fail-to-open-in-ubuntu-22-04-3/7236)

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**Author:** [@Roger1219](https://community.mrtrix.org/u/Roger1219)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 19, 2023, 10:24am UTC](https://community.mrtrix.org/t/install-mrtrix3-via-conda-successufly-but-fail-to-open-in-ubuntu-22-04-3/7236 "2023-12-19T10:24:29Z")

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Hi experts, I have used mrtrix3 for a while. Recently, I tried to install Mrtrix3 in a new PC with Ubuntu 22.04.3. I created a new conda environment with python 3.11 and execute the following code without any errors: c…

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## [A problem of dwifslpreproc](https://community.mrtrix.org/t/a-problem-of-dwifslpreproc/6959)

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**Author:** [@math\_priyanka](https://community.mrtrix.org/u/math_priyanka)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [September 25, 2023, 8:49pm UTC](https://community.mrtrix.org/t/a-problem-of-dwifslpreproc/6959 "2023-09-25T20:49:39Z")

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Following error is coming if try to run dwifslpreproc 'ERROR: Unable to locate MRtrix3 Python modules For detailed instructions, please refer to: External modules — MRtrix 3.0 documentation’ issue is consistent for d…

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## [Mrview error on ubuntu22.04](https://community.mrtrix.org/t/mrview-error-on-ubuntu22-04/6897)

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**Author:** [@Neda\_Mohammadi](https://community.mrtrix.org/u/Neda_Mohammadi)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 25, 2023, 3:33pm UTC](https://community.mrtrix.org/t/mrview-error-on-ubuntu22-04/6897 "2023-08-25T15:33:12Z")

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Dear MRTrix community, I installed MRtrix on Ubuntu 22.04. through virtual machine (VMware). Whenever I try to run mrview I get this error: mrview: symbol lookup error: mrview: undefined symbol: \_\_cxa\_throw\_bad\_array\_…

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## [Mrview error](https://community.mrtrix.org/t/mrview-error/332)

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**Author:** [@archithrajan1](https://community.mrtrix.org/u/archithrajan1)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2023, 5:45am UTC](https://community.mrtrix.org/t/mrview-error/332 "2023-07-24T05:45:29Z")

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Dear Experts, Apologies if it is repeated.I´m a novice with linux and I could only partially comprehend the ¨troubleshoot¨. Mrview throws the following error: libGL error: unable to load driver: nouveau\_dri.so libGL…

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## [Installation issue: grep recursive search](https://community.mrtrix.org/t/installation-issue-grep-recursive-search/6419)

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**Author:** [@bryceg](https://community.mrtrix.org/u/bryceg)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 6, 2023, 5:50pm UTC](https://community.mrtrix.org/t/installation-issue-grep-recursive-search/6419 "2023-03-06T17:50:30Z")

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Hi all, I’m helping a new student install Mrtrix on their system, and we’re running into an issue during installation. We are following the application package installer process, and running into an issue early in insta…

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## [MRtrix3 on anaconda](https://community.mrtrix.org/t/mrtrix3-on-anaconda/6304)

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**Author:** [@suzeteguarda](https://community.mrtrix.org/u/suzeteguarda)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 16, 2023, 5:56pm UTC](https://community.mrtrix.org/t/mrtrix3-on-anaconda/6304 "2023-01-16T17:56:45Z")

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Hi Donald. I have an issue trying to install MRtrix3. To tried install it on Linux. I was able to source anaconda correctly, but when I try to install MRTrix, something seems to be going wrong in the last steps of the i…

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## [Installing on Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)](https://community.mrtrix.org/t/installing-on-windows-subsystem-for-linux-wsl/3637)

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**Author:** [@jdtournier](https://community.mrtrix.org/u/jdtournier)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 19, 2022, 11:07am UTC](https://community.mrtrix.org/t/installing-on-windows-subsystem-for-linux-wsl/3637 "2022-10-19T11:07:19Z")

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Microsoft recently released the Windows subsystem for Linux (WSL), which enables you to install and run a Linux environment on Windows 10 with near-native performance. This allows Windows users to access a range of resea…

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## [Problems when trying to deploy MRtrix3 on an HPC cluster](https://community.mrtrix.org/t/problems-when-trying-to-deploy-mrtrix3-on-an-hpc-cluster/6094)

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**Author:** [@StarVolcano](https://community.mrtrix.org/u/StarVolcano)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2022, 3:47pm UTC](https://community.mrtrix.org/t/problems-when-trying-to-deploy-mrtrix3-on-an-hpc-cluster/6094 "2022-10-12T15:47:22Z")

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Dear MRtrix3 developers, I’m deploying MRtrix3 on an HPC cluster. Unfortunately, after trying three methods, I still failed to deploy it. I would like to show the errors and problems I met as follow. And I hope to get…

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## [dwifslpreproc error in conda environment](https://community.mrtrix.org/t/dwifslpreproc-error-in-conda-environment/6092)

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**Author:** [@JWon](https://community.mrtrix.org/u/JWon)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 6, 2022, 12:00pm UTC](https://community.mrtrix.org/t/dwifslpreproc-error-in-conda-environment/6092 "2022-10-06T12:00:23Z")

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Dear MRtrix experts, I am trying to use MRtrix via the supercomputer server of my research institution. I have installed the MRtrix using the following command lines. module load python/3.8.x-anaconda conda create -n …

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## [MRtrix3 Tissue qt5 installation error](https://community.mrtrix.org/t/mrtrix3-tissue-qt5-installation-error/5912)

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**Author:** [@andraderenew](https://community.mrtrix.org/u/andraderenew)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [August 24, 2022, 2:41am UTC](https://community.mrtrix.org/t/mrtrix3-tissue-qt5-installation-error/5912 "2022-08-24T02:41:41Z")

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I am trying to install MRtrix3 Tissue but I have issues with qt5 opengl I guess. (base) andraderenew@Renes-MacBook-Air MRtrix3Tissue % ./configure MRtrix3Tissue build type requested: release version MRtrix3Tissue is a f…

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## [Linux static build fails](https://community.mrtrix.org/t/linux-static-build-fails/1493)

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**Author:** [@marcomuc](https://community.mrtrix.org/u/marcomuc)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 3, 2021, 7:32am UTC](https://community.mrtrix.org/t/linux-static-build-fails/1493 "2021-11-03T07:32:57Z")

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Hi all, I would like to use tckgen and tcksift2 on the HPC cluster of our university. Therefore, I\`m trying to build static executables by running ./configure -static -nogui ./build This is on the machine where a regul…

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## [MRtrix build error - MacOS Big Sur](https://community.mrtrix.org/t/mrtrix-build-error-macos-big-sur/5192)

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**Author:** [@JohannesBech](https://community.mrtrix.org/u/JohannesBech)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 8, 2021, 12:56pm UTC](https://community.mrtrix.org/t/mrtrix-build-error-macos-big-sur/5192 "2021-09-08T12:56:50Z")

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Dear forum, I’ve encountered problems with the MRtrix 3 build. I have followed the instructions page using homebrew to install the dependencies. The MRtrix ./configure looks ok, but when I ./build the following issue re…

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## [Standalone installation on Linux](https://community.mrtrix.org/t/standalone-installation-on-linux/3549)

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**Author:** [@jdtournier](https://community.mrtrix.org/u/jdtournier)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2020, 10:06am UTC](https://community.mrtrix.org/t/standalone-installation-on-linux/3549 "2020-04-22T10:06:57Z")

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In some cases, users need to install MRtrix3 on systems running older distributions, over which they have little or no control, for example centrally-managed HPC clusters. In such cases, there genuinely is no way to inst…

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## [Error in installing MRtrix3 on Ubuntu18.04](https://community.mrtrix.org/t/error-in-installing-mrtrix3-on-ubuntu18-04/4114)

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**Author:** [@LiuYuchen](https://community.mrtrix.org/u/LiuYuchen)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 22, 2020, 7:40am UTC](https://community.mrtrix.org/t/error-in-installing-mrtrix3-on-ubuntu18-04/4114 "2020-09-22T07:40:39Z")

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What could be the reason for this?

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## [Error during configure and build MRtrix3](https://community.mrtrix.org/t/error-during-configure-and-build-mrtrix3/4096)

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**Author:** [@Yueming](https://community.mrtrix.org/u/Yueming)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 20, 2020, 2:42am UTC](https://community.mrtrix.org/t/error-during-configure-and-build-mrtrix3/4096 "2020-09-20T02:42:09Z")

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I got one error during the configure step after I upgrade all dependencies, and there were more error during the build step. Here is the configure log: REPORT: MRtrix build type requested: release version REPORT: D…

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## [MRtrix3 installation on Fedora 24](https://community.mrtrix.org/t/mrtrix3-installation-on-fedora-24/487)

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**Author:** [@julien](https://community.mrtrix.org/u/julien)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 11, 2020, 9:25am UTC](https://community.mrtrix.org/t/mrtrix3-installation-on-fedora-24/487 "2020-06-11T09:25:02Z")

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Hello everyone, After some trials and errors and help from the MRtrix community, I managed to build MRtrix3 on Linux Fedora 24, so I thought I would share what worked for me. So the first thing is that some the packa…

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## [Mrtrix3 installation on windows 7 platform](https://community.mrtrix.org/t/mrtrix3-installation-on-windows-7-platform/261)

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**Author:** [@Chandrajit](https://community.mrtrix.org/u/Chandrajit)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [May 29, 2016, 7:20am UTC](https://community.mrtrix.org/t/mrtrix3-installation-on-windows-7-platform/261 "2016-05-29T07:20:04Z")

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I have installed mrtrix3 configured, builded the libraries..however I am getting the error while trying to execute the command mrview: command not found..pls help.

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## [Ubuntu 19 build error](https://community.mrtrix.org/t/ubuntu-19-build-error/3516)

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**Author:** [@Ralf](https://community.mrtrix.org/u/Ralf)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [May 17, 2020, 4:58am UTC](https://community.mrtrix.org/t/ubuntu-19-build-error/3516 "2020-05-17T04:58:06Z")

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Hi MRTrixler, I need to install MRTrix on an new maschine with k80 GPUs. Its Ubuntu 19 Terminal Version. I encountered this Error. Any Ideas? FSL and other dependencies work fine. I hope you have an idea, Yours, Ral…

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## [Installing using Windows Subsystem for Linux](https://community.mrtrix.org/t/installing-using-windows-subsystem-for-linux/1005)

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**Author:** [@Daniel\_Saad](https://community.mrtrix.org/u/Daniel_Saad)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 4, 2017, 3:42pm UTC](https://community.mrtrix.org/t/installing-using-windows-subsystem-for-linux/1005 "2017-07-04T15:42:24Z")

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After a successful build using Windows Subsystem for Linux (Bash on Ubuntu on Windows) and ./set\_path, MRView does not work. It reads: mrview: cannot connect to X server Config and build were ok so I am unsure wh…

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## [Installation of MRtrix3 and all its dependencies from source](https://community.mrtrix.org/t/installation-of-mrtrix3-and-all-its-dependencies-from-source/3547)

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**Author:** [@rsmith](https://community.mrtrix.org/u/rsmith)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 21, 2020, 4:38pm UTC](https://community.mrtrix.org/t/installation-of-mrtrix3-and-all-its-dependencies-from-source/3547 "2020-04-21T16:38:11Z")

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The following instructions list the steps I used to compile MRtrix3 natively on a local HPC cluster or other systems where you may not have admin access. For build instructions on your local machine, please refer to the d…

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## [Setting the CPU architecture for optimal performance](https://community.mrtrix.org/t/setting-the-cpu-architecture-for-optimal-performance/3550)

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**Author:** [@jdtournier](https://community.mrtrix.org/u/jdtournier)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2020, 10:24am UTC](https://community.mrtrix.org/t/setting-the-cpu-architecture-for-optimal-performance/3550 "2020-04-22T10:24:27Z")

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When building from source, configure will by default cause the build script to produce generic code suitable for any current CPU. If you want to ensure optimal performance on your system, you can request that configure …

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## [Help with installing on Centos7?](https://community.mrtrix.org/t/help-with-installing-on-centos7/3161)

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**Author:** [@Nyoman\_Kurniawan](https://community.mrtrix.org/u/Nyoman_Kurniawan)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 7, 2020, 7:06am UTC](https://community.mrtrix.org/t/help-with-installing-on-centos7/3161 "2020-01-07T07:06:03Z")

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Hi, Would you be able to help me with compilation problems on Centos7 Sorry, I can’t seem to find the button to attach the log file. I think there are three errors: EXEC \<\< CMD: clang++ -c -std=c++11 -DMRTRIX\_BUILD\_T…

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## [Installation Error: Could not find qmake spec 'macx-clang'](https://community.mrtrix.org/t/installation-error-could-not-find-qmake-spec-macx-clang/2906)

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**Author:** [@arthuryong](https://community.mrtrix.org/u/arthuryong)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 14, 2019, 10:40am UTC](https://community.mrtrix.org/t/installation-error-could-not-find-qmake-spec-macx-clang/2906 "2019-10-14T10:40:17Z")

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Hi MRTrix user community, Thank you everyone for reading this post. I have encountered some error in installing mrtrix on my new machine. In particular, ./configure returned with error as follow: Chans-iMac-Pro:mrtri…

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## [Problems installing mrtrix with gui on unbuntu](https://community.mrtrix.org/t/problems-installing-mrtrix-with-gui-on-unbuntu/2854)

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**Author:** [@thomasbeaudry](https://community.mrtrix.org/u/thomasbeaudry)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 1, 2019, 6:45pm UTC](https://community.mrtrix.org/t/problems-installing-mrtrix-with-gui-on-unbuntu/2854 "2019-10-01T18:45:55Z")

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Hi, I’m trying to install mrview, so I need to install mrtrix with the gui. I have tried on both ubuntu 16.04 and 18,04, but i run into this problem: $ ./configure MRtrix build type requested: release version Detect…

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## [ERROR when running dwibiascorrect: Could not find ANTS program N4BiasFieldCorrection](https://community.mrtrix.org/t/error-when-running-dwibiascorrect-could-not-find-ants-program-n4biasfieldcorrection/2742)

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**Author:** [@Jallyson](https://community.mrtrix.org/u/Jallyson)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 26, 2019, 5:26am UTC](https://community.mrtrix.org/t/error-when-running-dwibiascorrect-could-not-find-ants-program-n4biasfieldcorrection/2742 "2019-08-26T05:26:32Z")

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Hi everyone, I’ve been met an issue with dwibiascorrect -ants while processing a diffusion MRI data. Has anyone encountered the same problem? My personal computer system is macOS 10.14.6 on Macbook Pro 2015, with FSL v…

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