PyMOLers, In response to requests from various PyMOL users, I have created what I hope will be a robust and general PyMOL binary for Linux. It is location-independent, nearly dependency-free, and doesn't require root privileges.
I'm hoping some Linux users out there can give it a whirl and get back to me with feedback (just email me directly to avoid flooding the list). This binary won't mess up an existing PyMOL installation if you have one, and you can simply delete it when done testing. What I want to know is (1) does it start up without a hitch (2) does the external GUI work, and (3) does it work correctly with your accelerated graphics card (if you have one). You can find instructions for testing this special 0.83 release on the PyMOL SourceForge page: http://pymol.sf.net Testers with customized and/or non-RedHat Linux distributions or uncommon graphics cards are most wanted, but every test will help insure stability for this semi-static standalone version of PyMOL. Thanks, Warren PyMOL Creator PS. if there are any DockIT users in the audience, feel free to try opening some cex files with this new version (best with <1000 docked ligand conformations).
