EPA MOVES for Linux

This is an unofficial repository for installing and running the EPA MOVES (Motor Vehicle Emission Simulator) on Debian-based Linux systems.

This repository provides a simple, automated installation of EPA MOVES 5.0 on Linux systems.

Quick Installation

One command installation:

curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ttitamu/tti-moves-linux/main/install.sh | bash

Manual installation:

git clone https://github.com/ttitamu/tti-moves-linux.git
cd tti-moves-linux
sudo bash scripts/moves_setup_linux.sh

What This Installs

• EPA MOVES 5.0 - Latest version from EPA's official repository
• MariaDB - Database optimized for MOVES
• Java 17 - Required runtime environment
• Build tools - Ant, Go, GFortran for compiling MOVES components
• Linux compatibility fixes - Path corrections and executable configurations

System Requirements

• OS: Debian-based systems (Debian, Ubuntu, etc.)
• Memory: 8GB+ recommended (4GB minimum)
• Storage: 20GB+ free space
• Network: Internet connection for downloading components

Installation Location

• MOVES: /opt/moves/EPA_MOVES_Model
• Repository: ~/EPA-MOVES-Linux (when using curl installation)

Usage

After installation:

# Navigate to MOVES directory
cd /opt/moves/EPA_MOVES_Model

# Source environment
source ./setenv.sh

# Run MOVES with a runspec file
./launch_moves_cli.sh /path/to/your/runspec.mrs

# Batch processing
./launch_moves_batch.sh /path/to/mrs/directory/

Database Configuration

• Host: localhost
• User: moves
• Password: moves
• Default Database: movesdb20241112

Output Files

When using launch_moves_cli.sh, output files are saved in the same directory as your MRS file:

• runspec.log - Execution log
• runspec_output.sql - Database dump of results

Support

For issues and documentation, visit the project repository.