Ubuntu 8.10 - 32 bit

Using the Ubuntu Synaptic package manager, install the following packages:

subversion
python-dev
python-profiler
g++
python-psyco
python-numpy

Of course, if you prefer using the console, you could do:

sudo install subversion

and so on.

Next, you need to install NetCDF 4.0.1 from the source package:

tar xzf netcdf.tar.gz
cd netcdf-4.0.1
./configure
make check
sudo make install

Now install ScientificPython 2.9.0:

tar xzf ScientificPython-2.9.0.tar.gz
cd ScientificPython-2.9.0
python setup.py build --numpy
sudo python setup.py install

And finally, install matplotlib through Synaptic:

python-matplotlib