Hi all

Im a major newbie when it comes to linux, so im hoping this problem is relatively simple.
Appologies if ive posted to the wrong section, im not quite sure if this is the right place but tbh i wasnt sure where the right section would be...

Im currently trying to install a deep learning package called Caffe (http://caffe.berkeleyvision.org/inst...#prerequisites) on my university's linux server (it is for a project in one of my classes, have my lecturers full knowledge and consent to do so)

Unfortunately caffe has quite a few dependencies and even worse i do not have root access so i cannot install them properly

Ive been told i have to find a way to install to local directories under my account but am not entirely sure how to go about this (spent alot of time googling with no luck)

Most of the prerequisites i need are on RPM (redhats package manager), so essentially i just need to know how to use RPM without root,

what command do i need to do this? using the website RPMFind i was able to locate some of the packages i need to install ( one of which can be found here http://www.rpmfind.net//linux/RPM/fe....fc23.src.html)
using info from this site, how would i go about using RPM, or is there a way to search RPM through the commandline?

the university is running redhat enterprise 6.6, if that makes a difference

Do you have sudoers access? You don't need to be root to install software, if you have sudoers access. Try this:

Enter the password for your own username. If that logs you in, install the packages with yum.

The rpm utility has a "--root=directory" which will install to a specific directory that you may own that overrides the default install directory and should bypass the need for root access (which is also what you get with sudo...).

be warned
using "rpm" to install the files is a ROYAL PAIN IN THE REAR END
so much so that a program called "yum" was created to do it

yum solves the prerequisite issues
with rpm YOU!!! have to manually do the work MANUALLY!!!

from
http://caffe.berkeleyvision.org/inst...#prerequisites

well
for CUDA

the nvidia 3d driver -- YOU MUST BE ROOT!!!!!!
no way around that
for the current RHEL 7.1
-- as root
install the nvidia repo
then install the Akmod-nvidia.rpm using yum

blas and boost
you also need to be root ( might be able to get this going as a normal user???? )
both are used by gcc in building


MATLAB

if you bought this then use it
if not use the GPL clone Octave