Hex 6.12 Download Page

This page contains the files needed to install and run Hex version 6.12 (19 March 2012).

The Windows binaries are 32-bit programs, but they should run on 64-bit Windows systems. The Linux binaries are labelled according to the Linux version the were built on: "x32" means 32-bit Intel Linux; "x64" means 64-bit Intel Linux; "ppc" means 32-bit PowerPC Linux. For Linux, download and run the self-installer which most closely corresponds to your system (e.g. in a command terminal, type ./hex-6l-x64-ubuntu-10.10.run etc.).

Please read the README file first. The basic installation includes a Manual and some examples. A more extensive list of examples is provided in the Hex Home Page.

Windows

• hex-6l.exe
• hex-6l-cuda-4.1.exe

Linux

• hex-6l-x64-ubuntu-11.10-cuda-4.1.run
• hex-6l-x64-ubuntu-10.10.run
• hex-6l-x64-ubuntu-10.10-cuda-4.1.run
• hex-6l-x64-ubuntu-11.10.run

Bugs and Notes

The Windows and Linux self-installers include CUDA 4.1 for GPU acceleration. For CUDA on Windows, you will need Nvidia 285 display driver, or later. Same thing for Ubuntu 10.10. For Unbuntu 11.10, you will need the 290 driver, which is currently not in the standard repository (sudo apt-add-repository ppa:ubuntu-x-swat/x-updates; sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get install nvidia-current). For Mac-OSX, it is still necessary to install CUDA for yourself from the Nvidia web site. If you are not using a package manager, you can get CUDA and a display driver here: http://www.nvidia.com/object/cuda_get.html

On Windows, Hex uses a cache directory in "C:\Program Files\Hex 6.12\cache". On windows 7, this directory is write-projected by default. For best performance, this directory should be write-enabled for all users: right-click this folder and select the Security Tab. Then select Users, and click Edit to enable Write access.

Installation problems? Please notify Dave.Ritchie AT loria.fr (please make your own AT sign). In the meantime, try downloading an earlier version:

• Hex 6.3