Downloading Tutorial Files

MultiSeq with VMD, in its alpha release, is operable on the following platforms:

• Macintosh OS X
• Solaris
• Linux
• Windows

To download VMD with MultiSeq, go to the following website:
 
http://www.ks.uiuc.edu/Research/vmd/alpha/zs04/

1 Click on the link that corresponds with the operating system on which you wish to install MultiSeq.

2 You will be immediately prompted as to where you would like to download the compressed installation files. Choose the directory where you wish to download the files and click the Save button.

3 Once VMD with MultiSeq has fully downloaded to your computer, unzip the files as appropriate for your operating system, and install VMD with MultiSeq.

For the purposes of this tutorial, we ask that you use certain files available for download at the above mentioned website. The files have been compressed and are available for download in a zip file entitled tutorial_aars.zip. Once the zip file have been downloaded to your desktop, you need to unzip the tutorial_aars package.

4 A folder will appear on your desktop, entitled tutorial_aars, with all the files necessary for this tutorial. You will use this directory to access various files necessary for this tutorial.

5 Start VMD.

6 In the terminal window for VMD, use the cd command to make sure you are in the tutorial_aars directory.

You are now prepared to begin the tutorial.