From: Diego Gomes (diego.enry_at_gmail.com)
Date: Tue Feb 06 2024 - 12:25:08 CST

To complement Axel's comments...
I wonder what happens if you use the terminal & type "menu main on" after
opening VMD.

What happened after removing .vmdrc ?

About changing the install path, you may edit the "configure" file. Then
run:
 ./configure
cd src
make install

Here's how I like to edit my "configure" file :
##############################################################################
# User modifiable installation parameters, can be overridden by env
variables
##############################################################################

# Name of shell script used to start program; this is the name used by users
$install_name = "vmd";

# Directory where VMD startup script is installed, should be in users'
paths.
$install_bin_dir="/home/dgomes/software/vmd-1.9.4.58/bin";

# Directory where VMD files and executables are installed
$install_library_dir="/home/dgomes/software/vmd-1.9.4.58/lib/";