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From: Ramon Crehuet (rcsqtc_at_iqac.csic.es)
Date: Fri Feb 13 2009 - 05:08:51 CST
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Hi, I had a similar problem some time ago and the reason was that xterm
was not installed in my distribution. Check if 'xterm' works, and if
not, try to install it. If you can't, try linking one of the console
(e.g. konsole in kde) to xterm.
Regards,
Ramon
Fernanda S. wrote:
> Hi!
>
> I'm new at the molecular modelling world... and I guess I'm lost. I'm
> trying to install VMD-1.8.6 in my laptop. I'm running Mandriva 2009 in a
> ACER Aspire 4530 AMD Athlon 64X2 dual-core, NVIDIA GeForce 9100M.
>
> I did the installation as explained in the installation guide and
> everything seemed fine. In the end of the process, the sentence "VMD
> installation complete. Enjoy!" shows up. But when I type "vmd" to begin,
> nothing happens and the only thing that appears in the Xterm console is:
>
> [fernanda_at_localhost ~]$ vmd
> [1] 19658
> [fernanda_at_localhost ~]$
>
> The number after the [1] changes everytime I type vmd.
>
> I think I've added the directory to my path, using the command:
> PATH=$PAHT:$HOME/bin:/usr/local/bin/vmd
>
> Does anyone has any idea of what I'm doing (or have done) wrong? Please,
> keep in mind that I'm really new in this area.
>
> Thanks
>
> Fernanda
>
>
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