NMRFAM Sparky is a powerful tool for multidimensional NMR data analysis. This procedure is intended for those who need a tool to analyze multidimensional NMR spectra.

• Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

• Sudo permissions

1. Open the terminal
2. Type: cd /usr/local, then sudo mkdir sparky and then cd sparky
3. Navigate to http://pine.nmrfam.wisc.edu/download_packages.html
4. Input required information at the top of the page and Under the software tab “NMRFAM-SPARKY”, click “Linux64”.
5. Unzip the compressed sparky file located in the “Downloads” folder andMove the unzipped folder to the location “usr/local/sparky”
6. Go back to Terminal and go to cd /usr/local/sparky/nmrfam-sparky-linux64
7. Execute: sudo python2.7/bin/python2.7 ./install.py /usr/local/ sparky/nmrfam-sparky-linux64
8. Install appropriate PNG12 library for new Ubuntu OS using the following command: sudo wget -q -O /tmp/libpng12.deb http://mirrors.kernel.org/ubuntu/pool/main/libp/libpng/libpng12-0_1.2.54-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb && sudo dpkg -i /tmp/libpng12.deb
9. To ensure sparky was installed successfully, execute the following command. The Sparky GUI should appear. /usr/local/sparky/nmrfam-sparky-linux64/bin/sparky

http://pine.nmrfam.wisc.edu/download_packages.html

https://nmrfam.wisc.edu/nmrfam-sparky-distribution/