Stata 18 installation instructions (Linux)

*Disclaimer* - Support for Linux devices on campus is best effort. Please see your college/department's IT coordinator if you require additional assistance with this installation.

 

To install Stata 18 for Unix/Linux from the Stata18Linux64.tar.gz tar file:

  1. Download the tar file from the software portal. 
  2. Become a superuser and extract the gzipped tar file into an empty directory.
  3. Create the installation directory (we recommend /usr/local/stata18) with 755 permissions and cd into it.
  4. Type /extracted/files/location/install and follow the instructions.
  5. Once the installer has completed, you must initialize the license by typing ./stinit in the Stata install directory and following the instruction prompts.

Below is a sample session for a Stata 18 installation. We assume you saved the archive in /home/you/Downloads:

# sudo -s
# umask 0002
# mkdir /tmp/statafiles
# cd /tmp/statafiles
# tar -zxf /home/you/Downloads/Stata18Linux64.tar.gz
# mkdir /usr/local/stata18 
# cd /usr/local/stata18 
# /tmp/statafiles/install

See a list of compatible Linux OS for Stata 18.

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