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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 https://www2.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk/personal/pemsley/coot/binaries/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). If you prefer a "stable" binary, these are at http://www.ysbl.york.ac.uk/~emsley/software/binaries/stable/.
coot-0.9.4.1-binary-Linux-x86_64-scientific-linux-7.6-python-gtk2.tar.gz for a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (or CentOS-7) or newer system.  


Then un-tar it under /usr/local/src (or in your $HOME), and establish a symlink (ln -s) between /usr/local/bin/coot and the bin/coot of the freshly unpacked distribution.
Then un-tar it under /usr/local/src (or in your $HOME), and establish a symlink (ln -s) between /usr/local/bin/coot and the bin/coot of the freshly unpacked distribution.
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