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Installing PyMol is quite straightforward.
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This page describes how to install PyMOL on Linux.
  
=PyMol=
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== Incentive PyMOL ==
Installing PyMol is very simple, even from source.  On Linux, you need the following requirements:
 
* [http://www.python.org/ Python] (with distutils)
 
* [http://pmw.sf.net Pmw] (Python Megawidgets)
 
* OpenGL driver (I use [http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html NVidia])
 
* libpng
 
  
== Generic Linux ==
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[http://www.schrodinger.com Schrödinger] provides pre-compiled (64 bit) PyMOL to paying sponsors. The bundle also includes ready-to-use [[APBS]], [[morph|RigiMOL]], an MPEG encoder for movie export, and a small molecule energy minimization engine.
  
=== Quick Install for Latest Features ===
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Download: https://pymol.org/
Many people want the latest versions of PyMOL as they usually have valuable features, but don't want to build PyMOL. Building PyMOL is generally '''very''' simple. 
 
  
This quick install assumes you already have a [http://subversion.tigris.org/ Subversion] client installed, have some sort of superuser (root) access, and have internet access.  It will download the most current version from [http://pymol.sf.net PyMOL's Projet Page] and install it.  This should install PyMOL onto your system so that any users on your system can use it.  To easily get the latest version, do the following:
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== Open-Source PyMOL in Linux Distros ==
<source lang="python">
 
mkdir pymol_temp
 
cd pymol_temp
 
svn co https://pymol.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/pymol/trunk/pymol pymol
 
cd pymol
 
sudo python setup.py install
 
sudo python setup2.py install
 
sudo cp ./pymol /usr/local/bin/pymol
 
</source>
 
Now, just remove the '''pymol_temp''' directory if you want and you're done.
 
  
=== 0.99rc1 note! ===
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Many Linux distributions provide binary packages for open-source PyMOL. They often do not provide the latest version, but if the provided package fits your needs this is the most convenient way to install PyMOL.
For those keeping current via CVS, building from source, or installing precompiled unix binaries, here is a quick "heads up!" intended to save you some minor grief: For the last six years, the PyMOL launch script has been called '''pymol.com''' instead of simply "pymol".  I can't remember why I did things that way, but PyMOL's ".com" convention is different from the most everything else and for no good reason.  The launch script should just be the name of the program.
 
  
Therefore, as of 0.99rc1, the launch script will simply be "pymol".  No big deal right?  Well, not so fast:  symbolic links, shell aliases, external scripts, package builders, and end-user habits may all need to be adjusted after installing this next version.  That is why I haven't changed this before now -- but we should clean this up before 1.0. So, remember: if you update to PyMOL 0.99rc1 (when it's released) and suddenly can't launch PyMOL, that is likely what is going on.  Either reset your pointers to '''./pymol''', or symlink '''./pymol''' to '''./pymol.com''' to preserve the status quo.
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Command line install examples for some popular distributions (note that all of these commands must be run as root or superuser):
  
=== From Source ===
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<source lang="bash">
* untar the compressed package;
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# Arch/Manjaro
* cd into the newly untarred directory (should be '''pymol''' or '''pymol-version''').
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pacman -S pymol
* execute <source lang="python">python setup.py install            # you may need to be root</source>
 
* execute <source lang="python">python setup2.py install          # you may need to be root</source>
 
* execute <source lang="python">cp ./pymol.com SOME_PATH          # where SOME_PATH is some directory in your $PATH</source>
 
or for the latest version,
 
* execute <source lang="python">cp ./pymol SOME_PATH          # where SOME_PATH is some directory in your $PATH</source>
 
The executable name is "pymol.com".
 
  
=== From Package ===
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# CentOS with EPEL
Download the appropriate RPM and use 'rpm' to install it. Typically,
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rpm -i http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/6/i386/epel-release-6-5.noarch.rpm
rpm -Uvh rpmFileName.rpm
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yum --enablerepo=epel install pymol
  
===Compiling By Hand===
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# Debian/Ubuntu/Mint
Due to the large variance of Linux systems, some systems may work fine with PyMol, and some may have related install issues.  To overcome this, you can download the '''ext''' package and the PyMol source and compile/install by hand. 
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apt-get install pymol
  
Once downloaded, see the file '''pymol/INSTALL''' and '''pymol/INSTALL.generic'''.
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# Fedora
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dnf install pymol
  
Here's the basic steps to install by source:
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# Gentoo
# get the source [http://delsci.com/rel/0_98/#OtherUnix PyMol Source]
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emerge -av pymol
# extract both packages, rename ext-VERSION.tgz to ext and move it into the pymol directory
 
# cd pymol
 
# cd ext
 
# vi build.com  # edit the build file
 
# cd ..
 
# cp setup/Rules.make . # or correct Rules.make file for your machine
 
# vi Rules.make        # make appropriate changes
 
# vi setup.py          # make appropriate changes
 
# make
 
  
Warnings:
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# openSUSE (12.1 and later)
* if you're using a 64-bit machine, lib becomes lib64 for almost everything
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zypper install pymol
* ensure you have the correct Python path and version (is it 2.3?  2.4?)
 
* make sure you make the changes in '''Rules.make''', '''setup.py''', and '''Makefile''', for your platform. For x86_64, besides above files, change following line in contrib/modules/Makefile.pre.in.src pointing to lib64 ([[leafyoung at yahoo dot com]])
 
  LIBP=          $(exec_installdir)/lib'''''64'''''/python$(VERSION)
 
  
Copy the appropriate setup/Rules.XXX file to the base PyMol dir.  You'll have to edit the file for your system.  Then run 'make'.
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# Sabayon
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equo i -av pymol
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</source>
  
== Fedora Core Linux (x86) ==
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== Install from source ==
PyMOL RPMs are available for Fedora Core 1 & 2, provided by Morten Kjeldgaard. These can be manually downloaded by browsing from: [http://apt.bioxray.dk/]
 
  
Alternatively, PyMOL can be installed using [http://linux.duke.edu/projects/yum/ Yum] (an automated package installer and updater, installed by default in Fedora). This can be done by adding the following lines to your /etc/yum.conf file:
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Installation from source gives you the latest version and is the generic way to install PyMOL.
  
[xray]
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Please also consult the [https://github.com/schrodinger/pymol-open-source/blob/master/INSTALL INSTALL] file.
name=MOKs RPM Repository fedora $releasever - $basearch - xray
 
baseurl=http://apt.bioxray.dk/fedora/fc$releasever/$basearch/xray
 
  
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=== Requirements ===
  
you may also need to add the pgp key for the repository before yum will get packages from it by either saying:
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Libraries as well as development files (headers) of the following software is
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required:
  
rpm --import http://www.bioxray.dk/~mok/404825e7.asc
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* C++11 compiler (e.g. GCC 4.7 or higher)
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* [http://www.python.org/ Python] 3.6+
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* OpenGL driver (I use [http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html NVidia])
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* GLEW
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* libpng
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* freetype
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* libxml2 (optional, for COLLADA export, disable with <code>--no-libxml</code>)
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* [https://github.com/msgpack/msgpack-c msgpack-c] 2.1.5+ (optional, for fast [http://mmtf.rcsb.org/ MMTF] loading, new in SVN r4167, disable with <code>--use-msgpackc=no</code>)
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* PyQt5, PyQt4, or PySide (optional, will fall back to Tk interface if compiled with <code>--glut</code>)
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* [https://glm.g-truc.net/ glm]
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* [https://github.com/rcsb/mmtf-cpp mmtf-cpp] (optional, for [http://mmtf.rcsb.org/ MMTF] export, disable with <code>--use-msgpackc=no</code>)
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* libnetcdf (optional, disable with <code>--no-vmd-plugins</code>)
  
or with older versions of rpm:
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Optional/deprecated:
  
wget http://www.bioxray.dk/~mok/404825e7.asc
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* [https://github.com/schrodinger/pmw-patched Pmw] (Python Megawidgets, for legacy GUI/plugins)
rpm --import 404825e7.asc
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* GLUT/freeglut (enable with <code>--glut</code>)
  
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On many Linux systems, one of the following commands installs all requirements (and must be run as root):
  
And then issuing the following command as root:
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<source lang="bash">
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# Debian/Ubuntu/Mint
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apt-get install git build-essential python3-dev libglew-dev \
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  libpng-dev libfreetype6-dev libxml2-dev \
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  libmsgpack-dev python3-pyqt5.qtopengl libglm-dev libnetcdf-dev
  
yum install pymol
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# CentOS
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yum install gcc gcc-c++ kernel-devel python-devel tkinter python-pmw glew-devel \
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  freeglut-devel libpng-devel freetype-devel libxml2-devel glm-devel \
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  msgpack-devel netcdf-devel
  
== Gentoo Linux (x86) ==
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# Fedora
as root:
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dnf install gcc gcc-c++ kernel-devel python3-devel glew-devel PyQt5 msgpack-devel \
emerge pymol
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  freeglut-devel libpng-devel freetype-devel libxml2-devel glm-devel
be sure to have the proper OpenGL configuration. For example:
 
opengl-update ati
 
opengl-update nvidia
 
list of available versions of [http://packages.gentoo.org/packages/?category=sci-chemistry;name=pymol pymol for gentoo]
 
  
== SuSe ==
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# Gentoo
=== 32-bit (x86) ===
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emerge -av dev-lang/python dev-python/pmw media-libs/glew \
See [[#Generic Linux]] above.
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  media-libs/freeglut media-libs/libpng media-libs/freetype media-libs/glm
  
=== 64-bit (x86_64) ===
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# openSUSE
See [[#Generic Linux]] above.  Some details for problem solving are here.  64-bit Python install is quite easy.  Make sure your nvidia driver is installed (or ATI, but I have no experience there).
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zypper install python-devel freeglut-devel gcc-c++ glew-devel libpng-devel python-pmw glm
  
To install PyMol
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# Sabayon
*Ensure your system has it's distutils in place and ready to use.  Try the following check:
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equo i -av dev-lang/python dev-python/pmw media-libs/glew \
<source lang="python">
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  media-libs/freeglut media-libs/libpng media-libs/freetype
from distutils import *
 
 
</source>
 
</source>
*Download the [http://pymol.org/ source]
 
*Download [http://www.sf.net/projects/pmw Pmw] from [http://www.sf.net/ SourceForge].
 
** To install Pmw, just decompress it and then move the base director "Pwm" to /usr/lib64/python2.3/site-packages/.  You can test that it's there by testing the import, see below:
 
<source lang="python">
 
import * from Pmw
 
</source>
 
If errors erupt, investigate.
 
* decompress the source and cd into the PyMol directory that was just decompressed.
 
* If upgrading see [[:Category: Upgrading PyMol|below]].
 
* Now enter the following...
 
<code>
 
python setup.py build<br>
 
sudo python setup.py install<br>
 
sudo python setup2.py
 
</code>
 
* The sudo commands will need a root password or someone with sudo capabilities.
 
  
I also copy the 'pymol.com' file to /usr/local/bin or /usr/bin -- somewhere in my path:
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=== Get latest source from Git ===
<source lang="python">
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sudo cp ./pymol.com /usr/local/bin
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<source lang="bash">
</source>
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git clone https://github.com/schrodinger/pymol-open-source.git
Please note that newer versions of PyMol create the '''pymol''' executable, not '''pymol.com'''.  So, for later versions (~0.99+) use
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git clone https://github.com/rcsb/mmtf-cpp.git
<source lang="python">
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mv mmtf-cpp/include/mmtf* pymol-open-source/include/
sudo cp ./pymol /usr/local/bin
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cd pymol-open-source
 
</source>
 
</source>
  
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''The master branch requires Python 3.6+. Use the legacy [https://github.com/schrodinger/pymol-open-source/tree/py2 py2] branch for Python 2.7 compatibility.''
  
You should now have a working PyMol install. 
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=== Libraries in non-standard places ===
  
'''pymol.com''' should now run your new PyMol install.
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Optional: You may use the colon-delimited <code>$PREFIX_PATH</code> variable to point <code>setup.py</code> to non-standard locations of libraries and headers (those locations should have <code>include</code> and <code>lib</code> directories).
  
==Ubuntu Linux (x86 32,64; mac ppc)==
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=== Compile and install ===
  
http://xanana.ucsc.edu/~wgscott/xtal/ubuntu-small.png
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This will install PyMOL as normal user into <code>$HOME/pymol-open-source-build</code>.
  
The [http://www.ubuntu.com/ Ubuntu] [http://packages.ubuntu.com/breezy/science/pymol pymol package] can be installed with minimal effort using the GUI package manager [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synaptic_Package_Manager synaptic], or on the command line, using the command
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<source lang="bash">
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#!/bin/bash -e
  
sudo apt-get install pymol
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prefix=$HOME/pymol-open-source-build
  
once the [http://ubuntuguide.org/#extrarepositories universe repository] has been activated. 
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# Example for dependencies in non-standard places
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# export PREFIX_PATH="$HOME/extra/glew-2.0.0:$HOME/extra/libpng-1.6.5:/opt/local"
  
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubuntu_Linux Ubuntu] is a completely free and well-maintained Debian GNU/Linux distribution. Further details on using [http://xanana.ucsc.edu/linux/debian_linux.html Ubuntu for crystallography] and related applications are available are linked. PyMol also compiles from source on Ubuntu following the [[#Generic Linux]] instructions given above.
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python3 setup.py build install \
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    --home=$prefix
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</source>
  
=Preparing your System=
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Now launch PyMOL like this:
See [[Linux_XFree86_Configuration]].
 
  
==Graphics==
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<source lang="bash">
===XFree86 Config===
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$HOME/pymol-open-source-build/bin/pymol
Check out [[XFree86_Configuration|Configuring XFree86]] if you need information on editing the XFree86 configuration file.
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</source>
  
[[Category:Installation|Linux Installation]]
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=== Troubleshooting ===
  
===Xorg===
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* Do do a "clean" build, remove the "build" directory (sometimes necessary if "git pull" changed header files)
Adding a  
 
Stereo 3
 
option in /etc/X11/xorg.conf suffices to run pymol in stereo mode on a 64bit system with the Nvidia Quadro FX1400 under Red Hat Enterprise 4 (RHEL4). Adding the following modeline (determined via /usr/bin/gtf):
 
  
ModeLine    "1280x1024_118.00" 229.7 1280 1384 1528 1776 1024 1025 1028 1096 -hsync +vsync
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* If you are using Ubuntu with a NVIDIA graphic card and generic drivers you may experience bad rendering, black pixelation and other graphical oddities. A guide to installing NVIDIA proprietary drivers can be found under [https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BinaryDriverHowto/Nvidia Ubuntu community Nvidia Drivers How To]
  
appears to slightly improve the stereo quality, in particular when one
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== Customized Installations ==
displays labels and/or dashes/dots.
 
  
For those having possible driver issues, this link might help
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* [[User:Tlinnet/Linux_Install|Troels Linnet's installations scripts]]: Detailed installation scripts for Ubuntu, Mint 12 and RHEL 6, including MPEG support from FREEMOL
[http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=69136 NVNews]
 
  
===xorg.conf for stereo in Fedora Core 6===
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[[Category:Installation|Linux Installation]]
It is assumed that you have installed the proprietary [http://www.nvidia.com/content/drivers/drivers.asp Nvidia graphics drivers], and that the "Device" section of xorg.conf has the following line in it:
 
 
 
<pre>
 
Driver "nvidia"
 
</pre>
 
 
 
Add the following section to the end of xorg.conf to disable "Composite", which is incompatible with stereographics.
 
 
 
<pre>
 
Section "Extensions"
 
    Option "Composite" "Disable"
 
EndSection
 
</pre>
 
 
 
In Section "Screen" add the following line to enable quad-buffered stereo:
 
 
 
<pre>Option "Stereo" "3"</pre>
 
 
 
=Problems=
 
 
 
==Input==
 
If you notice that the keyboard input is ignored into the Pmw widgets, you may have an X-based input method editor installed and running.  Such examples could be SCIM, KINPUT/2 or the like.  Try turning off the IME and restarting PyMol to get the widgets to recognize your input.
 
 
 
==libnvidia-tls.so.1: cannot handle TLS data==
 
 
 
If you get an error, upon invoking pymol, of the form
 
 
 
<pre>
 
Traceback (most recent call last):
 
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/pymol/__init__.py", line 109, in ?
 
    import pymol
 
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/pymol/__init__.py", line 353, in ?
 
    import _cmd
 
ImportError: libnvidia-tls.so.1: cannot handle TLS data
 
</pre>
 
 
 
then try changing the permissons on  libnvidia-tls.so.1.  i.e,
 
 
 
<pre> sudo chmod 777 /usr/lib/libnvidia-tls.so.1  </pre>
 

Latest revision as of 05:01, 22 June 2020

This page describes how to install PyMOL on Linux.

Incentive PyMOL

Schrödinger provides pre-compiled (64 bit) PyMOL to paying sponsors. The bundle also includes ready-to-use APBS, RigiMOL, an MPEG encoder for movie export, and a small molecule energy minimization engine.

Download: https://pymol.org/

Open-Source PyMOL in Linux Distros

Many Linux distributions provide binary packages for open-source PyMOL. They often do not provide the latest version, but if the provided package fits your needs this is the most convenient way to install PyMOL.

Command line install examples for some popular distributions (note that all of these commands must be run as root or superuser):

# Arch/Manjaro
pacman -S pymol

# CentOS with EPEL
rpm -i http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/6/i386/epel-release-6-5.noarch.rpm
yum --enablerepo=epel install pymol

# Debian/Ubuntu/Mint
apt-get install pymol

# Fedora
dnf install pymol

# Gentoo
emerge -av pymol

# openSUSE (12.1 and later)
zypper install pymol

# Sabayon
equo i -av pymol

Install from source

Installation from source gives you the latest version and is the generic way to install PyMOL.

Please also consult the INSTALL file.

Requirements

Libraries as well as development files (headers) of the following software is required:

  • C++11 compiler (e.g. GCC 4.7 or higher)
  • Python 3.6+
  • OpenGL driver (I use NVidia)
  • GLEW
  • libpng
  • freetype
  • libxml2 (optional, for COLLADA export, disable with --no-libxml)
  • msgpack-c 2.1.5+ (optional, for fast MMTF loading, new in SVN r4167, disable with --use-msgpackc=no)
  • PyQt5, PyQt4, or PySide (optional, will fall back to Tk interface if compiled with --glut)
  • glm
  • mmtf-cpp (optional, for MMTF export, disable with --use-msgpackc=no)
  • libnetcdf (optional, disable with --no-vmd-plugins)

Optional/deprecated:

  • Pmw (Python Megawidgets, for legacy GUI/plugins)
  • GLUT/freeglut (enable with --glut)

On many Linux systems, one of the following commands installs all requirements (and must be run as root):

# Debian/Ubuntu/Mint
apt-get install git build-essential python3-dev libglew-dev \
  libpng-dev libfreetype6-dev libxml2-dev \
  libmsgpack-dev python3-pyqt5.qtopengl libglm-dev libnetcdf-dev

# CentOS
yum install gcc gcc-c++ kernel-devel python-devel tkinter python-pmw glew-devel \
  freeglut-devel libpng-devel freetype-devel libxml2-devel glm-devel \
  msgpack-devel netcdf-devel

# Fedora
dnf install gcc gcc-c++ kernel-devel python3-devel glew-devel PyQt5 msgpack-devel \
  freeglut-devel libpng-devel freetype-devel libxml2-devel glm-devel

# Gentoo
emerge -av dev-lang/python dev-python/pmw media-libs/glew \
  media-libs/freeglut media-libs/libpng media-libs/freetype media-libs/glm

# openSUSE
zypper install python-devel freeglut-devel gcc-c++ glew-devel libpng-devel python-pmw glm

# Sabayon
equo i -av dev-lang/python dev-python/pmw media-libs/glew \
  media-libs/freeglut media-libs/libpng media-libs/freetype

Get latest source from Git

git clone https://github.com/schrodinger/pymol-open-source.git
git clone https://github.com/rcsb/mmtf-cpp.git
mv mmtf-cpp/include/mmtf* pymol-open-source/include/
cd pymol-open-source

The master branch requires Python 3.6+. Use the legacy py2 branch for Python 2.7 compatibility.

Libraries in non-standard places

Optional: You may use the colon-delimited $PREFIX_PATH variable to point setup.py to non-standard locations of libraries and headers (those locations should have include and lib directories).

Compile and install

This will install PyMOL as normal user into $HOME/pymol-open-source-build.

#!/bin/bash -e

prefix=$HOME/pymol-open-source-build

# Example for dependencies in non-standard places
# export PREFIX_PATH="$HOME/extra/glew-2.0.0:$HOME/extra/libpng-1.6.5:/opt/local"

python3 setup.py build install \
    --home=$prefix

Now launch PyMOL like this:

$HOME/pymol-open-source-build/bin/pymol

Troubleshooting

  • Do do a "clean" build, remove the "build" directory (sometimes necessary if "git pull" changed header files)
  • If you are using Ubuntu with a NVIDIA graphic card and generic drivers you may experience bad rendering, black pixelation and other graphical oddities. A guide to installing NVIDIA proprietary drivers can be found under Ubuntu community Nvidia Drivers How To

Customized Installations