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From: Axel Kohlmeyer (akohlmey_at_cmm.chem.upenn.edu)
Date: Tue Apr 17 2007 - 22:01:27 CDT

On Tue, 17 Apr 2007, lanhua wrote:

LH> Hi,

LH> I downloaded the linux version of 1.8.6, LINUX OpenGL and
LH> followed the instruction to install vmd in the linux cluster of our
LH> lab. But the vmd can't start up after installation. I don't know

please read the linux release notes:
http://www.ks.uiuc.edu/Research/vmd/vmd-1.8.6/linuxrelnotes.html

LH> what's wrong, and also I don't know what OpenGL is.

did you try searching the web (or wikipedia)?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenGL
http://www.opengl.org/

cheers,
  axel.

LH> Thanks!
LH>
LH>
LH> Lan
LH> 

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