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INSEL is now freeware: it can be downloaded, copied and used at no cost.

Windows

Install Insel V8.3.1.0b x64.exe.

Debian / Ubuntu / Linux Mint

Deb packages have been compiled on Ubuntu 20.04, and should run on Debian 11 or newer, Ubuntu 20.04 or newer, and Linux Mint 20.3 or newer.

Docker

Web-INSEL is a docker image with INSEL GUI in a browser.

docker run -p 127.0.0.1:4711:5800 inseleu/web-insel:latest

should start a Docker container with INSEL. The GUI is available at http://localhost:4711 :

Web-INSEL

It could be convenient in order to quickly test INSEL or make it available on a server, e.g. for lessons. It could also help if INSEL isn't available for the platform, e.g. on Apple Silicon.

Here's an example docker-compose.yml, with a volume in order to keep models between restarts:

services:
  web_insel:
    image: "inseleu/web-insel"
    restart: unless-stopped
    container_name: web-insel
    environment:
      KEEP_APP_RUNNING: 1
      USER_ID: 1234
      GROUP_ID: 1234
      # DISPLAY_WIDTH: 1600
      # DISPLAY_HEIGHT: 1200
    ports:
      - 127.0.0.1:4711:5800
    volumes:
      - data:/config

volumes:
  data:

macOS

Very buggy and experimental

macOS is getting harder and harder to support. Bugs are expected, and INSEL will not work on Apple Silicon.

Sorry!

INSEL on Docker could be an alternative instead.

  • Install Homebrew : /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install.sh)"
  • Install gcc : brew install gcc
  • Install INSEL core : insel_8.3.0.5b_x64.pkg, with "Right-click > Open".
  • The graphical interface of INSEL is not required for SimStadt. It can be installed with : INSEL-8.3.dmg.
  • The GUI can be marked as being safe with : sudo xattr -rds com.apple.quarantine /Applications/INSEL.app