using_singularity.md

Using Singularity Container

Singularity container definition file

Bootstrap: library
From: ubuntu:22.04

%post
    apt-get -y update
    apt-get -y install g++ python3 python3-dev make git 

definition file user guide: https://docs.sylabs.io/guides/3.5/user-guide/definition_files.html

Building a singularity container

Build a container from the above definition file:

sudo singularity build --sandbox singularity_ubuntu_2204 singularity_ubuntu_2204.def

Start the container

singularity run singularity_ubuntu_2204

tells singularity to run singularity_ubuntu_2204 container.