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This page describes how to install open-source PyMOL on Linux.
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This page describes how to install PyMOL on Linux.
  
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== Install distribution specific binary package ==
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== Incentive PyMOL ==
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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.
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Download: https://pymol.org/
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== 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.
 
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.
  
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Command line install examples for some popular distributions:
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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):
  
 
<source lang="bash">
 
<source lang="bash">
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# Arch/Manjaro
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pacman -S pymol
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# CentOS with EPEL
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rpm -i http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/6/i386/epel-release-6-5.noarch.rpm
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yum --enablerepo=epel install pymol
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# Debian/Ubuntu/Mint
 
# Debian/Ubuntu/Mint
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sudo apt-get install pymol
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apt-get install pymol
  
 
# Fedora
 
# Fedora
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su -c 'yum install pymol'
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dnf install pymol
  
 
# Gentoo
 
# Gentoo
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su -c 'emerge -av pymol'
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emerge -av pymol
  
 
# openSUSE (12.1 and later)
 
# openSUSE (12.1 and later)
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sudo zypper install pymol
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zypper install pymol
  
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# CentOS with EPEL
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# Sabayon
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rpm -i http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/6/i386/epel-release-6-5.noarch.rpm
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equo i -av pymol
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su -c 'yum --enablerepo=epel install pymol'
 
 
</source>
 
</source>
  
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Installation from source gives you the latest version and is the generic way to install PyMOL.
 
Installation from source gives you the latest version and is the generic way to install PyMOL.
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Please also consult the [https://github.com/schrodinger/pymol-open-source/blob/master/INSTALL INSTALL] file.
  
 
=== Requirements ===
 
=== Requirements ===
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required:
 
required:
  
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* [http://subversion.apache.org/ Subversion] to download the source code
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* C++11 compiler (e.g. GCC 4.7 or higher)
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* [http://www.python.org/ Python] (with distutils)
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* [http://www.python.org/ Python] 3.6+
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* [http://pmw.sf.net Pmw] (Python Megawidgets)
 
 
* OpenGL driver (I use [http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html NVidia])
 
* OpenGL driver (I use [http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html NVidia])
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* GLEW
 
* libpng
 
* libpng
 
* freetype
 
* 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>)
  
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On many Linux systems, one of the following commands installs all requirements:
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Optional/deprecated:
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* [https://github.com/schrodinger/pmw-patched Pmw] (Python Megawidgets, for legacy GUI/plugins)
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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):
  
 
<source lang="bash">
 
<source lang="bash">
 
# Debian/Ubuntu/Mint
 
# Debian/Ubuntu/Mint
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sudo apt-get install subversion build-essential python-dev python-pmw \
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apt-get install git build-essential python3-dev libglew-dev \
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   libglew-dev freeglut3-dev libpng-dev libfreetype6-dev
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   libpng-dev libfreetype6-dev libxml2-dev \
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  libmsgpack-dev python3-pyqt5.qtopengl libglm-dev libnetcdf-dev
  
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# Fedora/CentOS
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# CentOS
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su -c 'yum install subversion python-devel freeglut-devel freetype-devel tkinter python-pmw'
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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
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# Fedora
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dnf install gcc gcc-c++ kernel-devel python3-devel glew-devel PyQt5 msgpack-devel \
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  freeglut-devel libpng-devel freetype-devel libxml2-devel glm-devel
  
 
# Gentoo
 
# Gentoo
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sudo -c 'emerge -av dev-vcs/subversion dev-lang/python dev-python/pmw media-libs/glew \
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emerge -av dev-lang/python dev-python/pmw media-libs/glew \
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   media-libs/freeglut media-libs/libpng media-libs/freetype'
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   media-libs/freeglut media-libs/libpng media-libs/freetype media-libs/glm
  
 
# openSUSE
 
# openSUSE
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sudo zypper install python-devel freeglut-devel gcc-c++ glew-devel libpng-devel python-pmw subversion
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zypper install python-devel freeglut-devel gcc-c++ glew-devel libpng-devel python-pmw glm
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# Sabayon
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equo i -av dev-lang/python dev-python/pmw media-libs/glew \
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  media-libs/freeglut media-libs/libpng media-libs/freetype
 
</source>
 
</source>
  
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=== Get latest source from SVN ===
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=== Get latest source from Git ===
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This will download the latest source to '''/tmp/pymol''':
 
  
 
<source lang="bash">
 
<source lang="bash">
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cd /tmp
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git clone https://github.com/schrodinger/pymol-open-source.git
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svn co https://pymol.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/pymol/trunk/pymol pymol
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git clone https://github.com/rcsb/mmtf-cpp.git
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cd pymol
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mv mmtf-cpp/include/mmtf* pymol-open-source/include/
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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.''
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=== Libraries in non-standard places ===
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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).
  
 
=== Compile and install ===
 
=== Compile and install ===
  
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This will install PyMOL as normal user into '''/opt/pymol-svn'''. If you don't have write permissions to '''/opt''', change the <code>prefix</code> variable to something like '''$HOME/pymol-svn'''.
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This will install PyMOL as normal user into <code>$HOME/pymol-open-source-build</code>.
  
 
<source lang="bash">
 
<source lang="bash">
 
#!/bin/bash -e
 
#!/bin/bash -e
  
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prefix=/opt/pymol-svn
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prefix=$HOME/pymol-open-source-build
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modules=$prefix/modules
 
  
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python setup.py build install \
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# Example for dependencies in non-standard places
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    --home=$prefix \
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# export PREFIX_PATH="$HOME/extra/glew-2.0.0:$HOME/extra/libpng-1.6.5:/opt/local"
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    --install-purelib=$modules \
 
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    --install-platlib=$modules
 
  
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export PYTHONPATH=$modules:$PYTHONPATH
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python3 setup.py build install \
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python setup2.py install
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    --home=$prefix
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install pymol $prefix/
 
 
</source>
 
</source>
  
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Now launch PyMOL like this (you may copy this launcher into your '''$PATH''',
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Now launch PyMOL like this:
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like to '''/usr/local/bin'''):
 
  
 
<source lang="bash">
 
<source lang="bash">
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/opt/pymol-svn/pymol
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$HOME/pymol-open-source-build/bin/pymol
 
</source>
 
</source>
  
 
=== Troubleshooting ===
 
=== Troubleshooting ===
  
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* On Linux Mint 11 there have been reports of gcc-4.5 breaking Pymol. You could use gcc-4.4 instead. (reported by [[User:Tlinnet]])
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* Do do a "clean" build, remove the "build" directory (sometimes necessary if "git pull" changed header files)
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<source lang="bash">
 
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sudo apt-get install build-essential gcc-4.4 g++-4.4
 
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export CC=/usr/bin/gcc-4.4
 
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</source>
 
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* If you get an error message "ImportError: No module named Pmw" and lack half of the user interface, then run the additional command
 
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<source lang="bash">
 
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python setup2.py install pmw
 
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</source>
 
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to install a copy of the Python MegaWidgets.
 
  
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* If you're using Ubuntu 11.10 with an Intel Sandy Bridge video card and get graphics oddities. Please see [https://launchpad.net/~glasen/+archive/intel-driver Intel Driver Post for Ubuntu].
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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]
  
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== Ubuntu/Mint 12 compile and install with MPEG support ==
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== Customized Installations ==
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First install dependencies.
 
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<source lang="bash">
 
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sudo apt-get install subversion git
 
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sudo apt-get install python-imaging python-pygame apbs
 
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sudo apt-get install build-essential python-dev python-pmw libglew-dev freeglut3-dev libpng-dev libfreetype6-dev
 
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bash installpymol.sh
 
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</source>
 
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== Red Hat Enterprise Linux RHEL 6 compile and install with MPEG support for x86_64 bit ==
 
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Install the EPEL repository: The .rpm will be download from here <br>
 
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http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/EPEL <br>
 
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And the CentOS repository for additional .rpm are located here <br>
 
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http://mirror.centos.org/centos/6/os/x86_64/Packages/ <br>
 
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<source lang="bash">
 
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bash
 
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cd && wget http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/6/i386/epel-release-6-5.noarch.rpm
 
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sudo rpm -i epel-release-6-5.noarch.rpm
 
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rm epel-release-6-5.noarch.rpm</pre>
 
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</source>
 
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Then add Centos repository
 
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<source lang="bash">
 
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rpm --import http://mirror.centos.org/centos/6/os/x86_64/RPM-GPG-KEY-CentOS-6
 
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sudo gedit /etc/yum.repos.d/centos.repo
 
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</source>
 
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Write these lines.
 
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<source lang="text">
 
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[centos]
 
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name=Centos for RHEL/ CentOS $releasever - $basearch
 
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baseurl=http://mirror.centos.org/centos/6/os/x86_64
 
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enabled=1
 
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</source>
 
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Then check configuration. Do NOT UPGRADE PACKAGES from CentOS. It will replace RHEL packages. <br>
 
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If you do upgrade packages, you will now see Centos login and such, but not much is problematic.
 
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<source lang="bash">
 
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sudo yum repolist all
 
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sudo yum install subversion git
 
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sudo yum install python-imaging pygame apbs
 
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sudo yum install gcc-c++ python-devel python-pmw glew-devel freeglut-devel libpng-devel freetype-devel
 
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</source>
 
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Then disable centos repository. Set '''enabled=0'''
 
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<source lang="bash">
 
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sudo gedit /etc/yum.repos.d/centos.repo
 
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</source>
 
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Now install pymol
 
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<source lang="bash">
 
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bash installpymol.sh
 
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</source>
 
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Make sure, that you will have '''~/bin''' as part of your path
 
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<source lang="bash">
 
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gedit ~/.cshrc
 
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</source>
 
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Make sure this lines is in the file. Only if you use tcsh shell.
 
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<source lang="text">
 
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setenv PATH ${PATH}:{$HOME}/bin
 
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</source>
 
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== Install script ==
 
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Make a text file "installpymol.sh" and make it executable
 
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<source lang="bash">
 
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chmod u+x installpymol.sh
 
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</source>
 
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Put this in the file, modify the first line
 
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<source lang="bash">
 
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#!/bin/bash -e
 
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pymoldir=$HOME/software/pymol
 
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modules=$pymoldir/modules
 
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svnpymol=svnpymol
 
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svnfreemol=svnfreemol
 
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pymolplugins=pymolplugins
 
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pymolscriptrepo=Pymol-script-repo
 
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###################################################
 
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[ -d $pymoldir ] || mkdir -p $pymoldir
 
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[ -d $HOME/bin ] || mkdir $HOME/bin
 
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###### Checkout pymol svn
 
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svn co https://pymol.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/pymol/trunk/pymol $pymoldir/$svnpymol
 
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cd $pymoldir/$svnpymol
 
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python setup.py build install --home=$pymoldir --install-purelib=$modules --install-platlib=$modules
 
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python setup2.py install
 
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svn co svn://bioinformatics.org/svnroot/freemol/trunk $pymoldir/$svnfreemol
 
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cd $pymoldir/$svnfreemol/src/mpeg_encode
 
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export FREEMOL=$pymoldir/$svnfreemol/freemol
 
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./configure
 
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make
 
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make install
 
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########## Install PluginArchitecture ############
 
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git clone https://github.com/speleo3/pymolplugins.git $pymoldir/$pymolplugins
 
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########## Install Pymol-script-repo ############
 
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git clone git://github.com/Pymol-Scripts/Pymol-script-repo.git $pymoldir/$pymolscriptrepo
 
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echo "#!/bin/bash" >> $pymoldir/pymolMPEG.sh
 
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echo "if [ ! -f $HOME/.local/share/applications/pymolsvn.desktop ];" >> $pymoldir/pymolMPEG.sh
 
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echo "then" >> $pymoldir/pymolMPEG.sh
 
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echo "ln -s $pymoldir/pymolsvn.desktop $HOME/.local/share/applications/pymolsvn.desktop" >> $pymoldir/pymolMPEG.sh
 
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echo "fi" >> $pymoldir/pymolMPEG.sh
 
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echo "export FREEMOL=$pymoldir/$svnfreemol/freemol" >> $pymoldir/pymolMPEG.sh
 
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echo "export PYMOL_GIT_MOD=$pymoldir/$pymolscriptrepo/modules" >> $pymoldir/pymolMPEG.sh
 
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echo '#export PYTHONPATH=$PYTHONPATH:/path/to/shared/python/site-packages/PIL' >> $pymoldir/pymolMPEG.sh
 
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echo '#export PYTHONPATH=$PYTHONPATH:/path/to/shared/python/site-packages/lib-dynload' >> $pymoldir/pymolMPEG.sh
 
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echo "export PYTHONPATH=$pymoldir/$pymolscriptrepo/modules"':$PYTHONPATH' >> $pymoldir/pymolMPEG.sh
 
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echo "export PYTHONPATH=$pymoldir/$pymolscriptrepo"':$PYTHONPATH' >> $pymoldir/pymolMPEG.sh
 
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echo "export PYMOL_PATH=$modules/pymol/pymol_path" >> $pymoldir/pymolMPEG.sh
 
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echo '#export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:/path/to/shared/lib/pymollib' >> $pymoldir/pymolMPEG.sh
 
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echo '#export LIBGL_ALWAYS_INDIRECT=no' >> $pymoldir/pymolMPEG.sh
 
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tail -n +2 $pymoldir/pymol >> $pymoldir/pymolMPEG.sh
 
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chmod u+x $pymoldir/pymolMPEG.sh
 
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## Make a link, so we execute pymol with the freemol env exported
 
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## Make a pymolsvn.desktop
 
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echo "[Desktop Entry]" >> $pymoldir/pymolsvn.desktop
 
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echo "Version=1.5.x" >> $pymoldir/pymolsvn.desktop
 
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echo "Name=PyMOL Molecular Graphics System - Open source" >> $pymoldir/pymolsvn.desktop
 
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echo "GenericName=Molecular Modeller" >> $pymoldir/pymolsvn.desktop
 
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echo "Comment=Model molecular structures and produce high-quality images of them" >> $pymoldir/pymolsvn.desktop
 
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echo "Type=Application" >> $pymoldir/pymolsvn.desktop
 
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echo "Exec=env $pymoldir/pymolMPEG.sh" >> $pymoldir/pymolsvn.desktop
 
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echo "Icon=$pymoldir/$pymolscriptrepo/files_for_examples/pymol.xpm" >> $pymoldir/pymolsvn.desktop
 
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echo "MimeType=chemical/x-pdb" >> $pymoldir/pymolsvn.desktop
 
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echo "Categories=Education;Science;Chemistry;" >> $pymoldir/pymolsvn.desktop
 
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echo "Terminal=false" >> $pymoldir/pymolsvn.desktop
 
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## Make a startup files, which is always executed on startup.
 
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t="'"
 
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echo "import sys,os" >> $modules/pymol/pymol_path/run_on_startup.py
 
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echo "import $pymolplugins" >> $modules/pymol/pymol_path/run_on_startup.py
 
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echo "pymolplugins.preferences = {'instantsave': False, 'verbose': False}" >> $modules/pymol/pymol_path/run_on_startup.py
 
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echo "pymolplugins.autoload = {'apbs_tools': False}" >> $modules/pymol/pymol_path/run_on_startup.py
 
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echo "pymolplugins.set_startup_path( [$t$pymoldir/$pymolscriptrepo/plugins$t,$t$modules/pmg_tk/startup$t] )" >> $modules/pymol/pymol_path/run_on_startup.py
 
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echo "pymolplugins.preferences = {'instantsave': True, 'verbose': False}" >> $modules/pymol/pymol_path/run_on_startup.py
 
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echo "pymolplugins.preferences['instantsave'] = True" >> $modules/pymol/pymol_path/run_on_startup.py
 
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</source>
 
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=== Change MPEG settings ===
 
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Change settings in
 
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<source lang="bash">
 
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$HOME/Software/pymol/svnfreemol/freemol/libpy/freemol/mpeg_encode.py
 
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</source>
 
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For example, change in line 205:<br>
 
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FRAME_RATE 24<br>
 
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(Note, only legal values is allowed: 23.976, 24, 25, 29.97, 30, 50 ,59.94, 60)
 
  
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Then restart PyMOL.
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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
  
 
[[Category:Installation|Linux Installation]]
 
[[Category:Installation|Linux Installation]]

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

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