[PyMOL] running PyMOL remotely - how to do it without GUI

Hi All, I want to connect to my Linux box (RedHat 9.0) from my WinXP laptop through SSH and run PyMOL. Can I do this? Whenever I try, I get the following error related to the GUI: GLUT: Fatal Error in pymol: could not open display: PyMOL: abrupt program termination. All I want is to run s

RE: [PyMOL] running PyMOL remotely - how to do it without GUI

Fred, Using the "-c" command line option will launch the command-line version of PYMOL (no display required). You may also wish to use "-q" to suppress the "splash" information. pymol -cq pymol_script.pml or pymol -cq python_program.py Cheers, Warren > -Original

Re: [PyMOL] running PyMOL remotely - how to do it without GUI

Hi Fred, I think the error has nothing to do with PyMOL. If you want to show GUI of an application on a remote machine, you will need some x-windows system. If your both your remote and local systems are UNIX/LINUX/IRIX/SUN, you can use the "xhost remote_address" command before you launch the