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From: Peter Freddolino (petefred_at_ks.uiuc.edu)
Date: Wed Sep 17 2008 - 07:18:07 CDT

Hi Neelanjana,
it doesn't matter what shell you're *in*, but you need to have csh
installed.
Try installing csh (yum install csh) and then you should be able to run vmd.

Best,
Peter

Neelanjana Sengupta wrote:
> Hi John,
>
> Thanks! I now installed the AMD64 version, but I still have a problem.
> This is how far I got:
> ```````````````````````````````````````````````````````
> [root_at_protein src]# make install
> Make sure /usr/local/bin/vmd is in your path.
> VMD installation complete. Enjoy!
> ```````````````````````````````````````````````````````
> But when I type 'vmd', I get:
>
> bash: /usr/local/bin/vmd: /bin/csh: bad interpreter: No such file or
> directory
>
> Do I have to be in a different shell to launch vmd? Your comments are
> appreciated..
> Regards,
> Neelanjana
>
>
> On Tue, Sep 16, 2008 at 9:28 PM, John Stone <johns_at_ks.uiuc.edu
> <mailto:johns_at_ks.uiuc.edu>> wrote:
>
>
> Hi,
> If you've installed the "IA64" version of VMD on a machine with a
> Core 2 Duo, you need to delete that and start over. You should be
> installing the AMD64 version. IA64 is Itanium, not x86...
> Please let me know if you need further assistance.
>
> Cheers,
> John Stone
> vmd_at_ks.uiuc.edu <mailto:vmd_at_ks.uiuc.edu>
>
> On Tue, Sep 16, 2008 at 06:55:54PM +0530, Neelanjana Sengupta wrote:
> > Dear VMD experts,
> >
> > I am attempting to install VMD on my Linux machine (Fedora v8,
> installed on
> > Intel Pentium Core 2 Duo). I downloaded the LINUX IA64
> >
> OpenGL<http://www.ks.uiuc.edu/Development/Download/download.cgi?UserID=&AccessCode=&ArchiveID=921
> <http://www.ks.uiuc.edu/Development/Download/download.cgi?UserID=&AccessCode=&ArchiveID=921>>version
> > from the VMD website. I followed the instructions in the README file
> > (./configure, then 'make install' in the /src directory). The
> directory vmd/
> > was succesfully created. However, when I type 'vmd' (I go into
> the vmd/
> > directory), the program does not run.
> >
> > Interestingly, the vmd/ directory DOES NOT have any executable
> called
> > 'vmd'!! This is the list of things created in the vmd/ directory:
> > {Announcement plugins scripts surf_LINUXIA64
> > doc README shaders tachyon_LINUXIA64
> > LICENSE run_vmd_tmp stride_LINUXIA64 vmd_LINUXIA64}
> >
> > I even tried ./run_vmd_tmp, which does not work..
> > Does vmd run on the bash shell (which I am using)? Your
> suggestions are
> > appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks and regards,
> > Neelanjana
> >
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