For NBIA Data Retriever version 3.0 and later, the version information appears in the About menu. The version also appears at the bottom of the login windows when you download a private collection. The following steps explain how to find out which version of the app you are running for version 2.0 and earlier in different operating systems.
On Windows 10:
On Windows 7:
On Mac:
On CentOS:
yum list installed | grep "Downloader"
On Ubuntu:
dpkg -l |grep downloader
As of TCIA/NBIA 6.5.3, manifest files are self-contained and only version 3.0 and later of the NBIA Data Retriever can read it. Please update your app.
You can ignore the double entries. It is likely that you installed an early version of NBIA Data Retriever 2.0 or NBIA Data Retriever 1.0, both of which have different upgrade codes internally. The old software is removed when the new version is installed. If the newly installed app is not functioning as expected, you can manually remove the old app and reinstall the new app. However, it is not required to do so.
Always use the latest application. The application is backward-compatible. The following table shows the version compatibility between manifest files and the NBIA Data Retriever.
NBIA Data Retriever Version | Manifest V1.0 | Manifest V2.0 | Manifest V3.0 |
---|---|---|---|
1.0 | Working | Working with public data requests* | Not working |
2.0 | Working with public data requests | Working | Auto Upgrade and Manual Upgrade are working. Remind Me Later does nothing. |
3.0 | Working with public data requests | Working | Working |
On CentOS or Red Hat Linux, use the command sudo yum -v -y remove Downloader.x86_64;sudo yum -y install downloader-3.2-1.x86_64.rpm
to install the NBIA Data Retriever. This command pulls and installs all missing dependent libraries when the NBIA Data Retriever is installed. If you install another way, you may not install all of the dependent libraries. Also, note that the NBIA Data Retriever always takes a manifest file as a parameter. In a GUI desktop environment, start the NBIA Data Retriever by clicking a manifest file.
Assuming the NBIA Data Retriever is installed on /opt/Downloader (this is the location that the NBIA Data Retriever is installed at when it is installed with command sudo yum -v -y remove Downloader.x86_64;sudo yum -y install downloader-3.2-1.x86_64.rpm
). To run the NBIA Data Retriever from the command line, type the command:
sudo /opt/Downloader/Downloader <full path of manifest file including the file name>
The NBIA Data Retriever always needs to run with a manifest file. Although the application can be invoked from command line, it works best in a desktop environment such as Gnome, KDE, and so on. Once the NBIA Data Retriever is installed in the desktop environment, you can click any manifest file with the extension .tcia
to invoke the app.