Install Ubuntu packages (build, GSL, LTDL, curses, readline, OpenMPI):
sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y build-essential libgsl-dev libltdl-dev libncurses-dev libreadline-dev openmpi-bin libopenmpi-dev
Create virtual env with build packages:
python -m venv nest-env
source nest-env/bin/activate
pip install cmake cython
Clone & build nest-simulator:
git clone https://github.com:dbbs-lab/nest-simulator
mkdir nest-simulator/build
cd nest-simulator/build
cmake ..
make install -j8
Test your install:
cd
python -c "import nest"
Should print the welcome banner.