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From: QS=2E_Teletch=E9a=22?= (steletch_at_free.fr)
Date: Mon Jun 27 2005 - 06:55:45 CDT

Peter Holm wrote:
> Dear list-readers,
>
> I just upgraded to VMD 1.8.3 (from 1.8.2) on my Linux machine. I ran:
> 'configure LINUX' followed by 'make install'. The installation seems to work smoothly but when I start VMD the console window starts and shuts down a millisecond later.
> Any suggestions on what I've done wrong are welcome.
> Version 1.8.2 worked without these problems.
>
> Best regards
>
> Peter

Why do you need the 'LINUX' parameter ?

I usually do :

tar -zxvf vmd-1.8.3.bin.LINUX.opengl.tar.gz

cd vmd-1.8.3

./configure

cd src

make install

Then it should work ok.

To try debugging it (in case it does not work), try launching vmd in a
console :

vmd -dispdev text

Stéphane Teletchéa 

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