Custom building Coot from source code: Difference between revisions

Custom building Coot from source code (edit)

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-This is an advanced task. Don't attempt it unless you are a Unix expert. The normal method installing Coot is to download a binary, or to use the autobuild scripts: [[Coot]].
+The following is specific to Ubuntu linux, but should be generalizable to any recent linux distribution.
+This is a so-called "advanced" task. Don't attempt it unless you would rather compile your own software than use pre-compiled versions. The standard (supported) method for installing Coot is to download a pre-compiled binary, or to use the autobuild scripts: [[Coot]].
 ====Install gpp4 and other dependencies on Linux.====