From adda81f7cf632ecdb43c302111e2911b2fbc79a7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: ben stear <bjs385@drexel.edu>
Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2024 17:35:00 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Update launch_on_server.md

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 scripts/launch_on_server.md | 25 ++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/scripts/launch_on_server.md b/scripts/launch_on_server.md
index 017d6d5..55dab17 100644
--- a/scripts/launch_on_server.md
+++ b/scripts/launch_on_server.md
@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
 # Instructions on how to launch and query Petagraph on the Taylor server
 
 
+#### (Optional) Prerequisites
+a.) Set up ssh keys for password free login
+b.) Install pip on server
+c.) Use virtualenv to create a virtural environment and install python3.11
+
+
+Install packages: jupyter, graphdatascience, neo4j, 
+
+
 #### 1. ssh into the server: 
 `$ ssh RESLNTAYLORD01.research.chop.edu`
 #### 2. start the database:
@@ -29,7 +38,21 @@ driver = GraphDatabase.driver(NEO4J_URI, auth=(NEO4J_USER, NEO4J_PASSWORD))
 #### 5. Activate virtual environment so you can use a newer version of Python in jupyter lab
 The default Python is python3.6, but neo4js python graph data science plugin `graphdatascience==1.8` needs a newer version of python.
 To use a newer version of Python follow these steps:  
-5a. Use method 2 from https://tecadmin.net/how-to-install-python-3-11-on-ubuntu/ to d/l Python and PIP.  
+5a. Use method 2 from https://tecadmin.net/how-to-install-python-3-11-on-ubuntu/ to d/l Python and PIP...
+```
+sudo wget https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.11.3/Python-3.11.3.tgz;
+sudo tar xzf Python-3.11.3.tgz;
+cd Python-3.11.3 ;
+sudo ./configure --enable-optimizations;
+sudo make altinstall ;
+python3.11 -V ;
+```
+
+```
+curl -sS https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py | python3.11;
+pip3.11 -V
+```
+
 5b. Create venv to create new kernel https://saturncloud.io/blog/how-to-add-a-python-3-kernel-to-jupyter-ipython/#step-3-install-the-ipython-kernel-package  
 5c.
 #export PATH="/usr/local/lib/python3.11:$PATH"