From: Axel Kohlmeyer (akohlmey_at_vitae.cmm.upenn.edu)
Date: Thu Feb 16 2006 - 22:11:29 CST

On Thu, 16 Feb 2006, Prashanth Athri wrote:

PA> I installed vmd 1.8.4 on RH. as soon as I say vmd- a window just
PA> flashes for a second and then nothing happens- no error messages
PA> either.
PA> Does anybody have any ideas? I would appreacite it very much

this a FAQ. please check the vmd mailing list archive, first.

most likely you are missing the package: compat-libstdc++-33
if not, please run 'vmd -dispdev text'
and check wether this shows anything that has not been
covered yet. if yes, send us what you see on the screen.

regards,
    axel.

PA>
PA> -Prashanth Athri
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