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=== Installation from a binary package === | === Installation from a binary package === | ||
This is the recommended way for those who do not want to delve into the mysteries of compiling and linking a great but complex piece of software. Read the (somewhat outdated, it seems) [http://www.ysbl.york.ac.uk/%7Eemsley/coot/coot-faq.html Coot FAQ] to find "Additional Notes" for your operating system. | This is the recommended way for those who do not want to delve into the mysteries of compiling and linking a great but complex piece of software. Read the (somewhat outdated, it seems) [http://www.ysbl.york.ac.uk/%7Eemsley/coot/coot-faq.html Coot FAQ] to find "Additional Notes" for your operating system. | ||
In short, just go to http://www.ysbl.york.ac.uk/~emsley/software/binaries/nightlies/pre-release/ and pick a suitable binary, e.g. | In short, just go to http://www.ysbl.york.ac.uk/~emsley/software/binaries/nightlies/pre-release/ and pick a suitable binary, e.g. | ||
coot-0.5-pre-1-revision-1003-binary-Linux-i386-fedora-5.tar.gz for a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 or CentOS-5 system (Fedora 6 corresponds to RHEL5, thus Fedora 5 binaries are OK). | coot-0.5-pre-1-revision-1003-binary-Linux-i386-fedora-5.tar.gz for a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 or CentOS-5 system (Fedora 6 corresponds to RHEL5, thus Fedora 5 binaries are OK). | ||
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If you then run coot, and the loader complains that a certain library is missing, just ask | If you then run coot, and the loader complains that a certain library is missing, just ask | ||
yum whatprovides <thatlibrary> | yum whatprovides <thatlibrary> | ||
and install the library, again using yum (assuming yum is available in your distribution, otherwise use apt or whatever is there for this purpose). | and install the library, again using yum (assuming yum is available in your distribution, otherwise use apt or whatever is there for this purpose). | ||
=== Installation from source code === | === Installation from source code === |