[Chimera-users] install question

[Eric Pettersen]

On Friday, April 23, 2004, at 04:05 AM, Randy Heiland wrote:

> Greetings from a newbie to Chimera,
>
> Is there a searchable archive?  (I found the archive, but no associated
> search engine)

Hi Randy,
	There isn't an engine right now, you're right.  The person in charge 
of the archive will be adding a search engine after getting a few other 
things cleared away.

> I'd really like to be able to install Chimera without blowing away my
> current Python installation - is this possible?  (I'll be using both
> Windows and Linux)

	Chimera installs it's own version of Python within its own hierarchy 
and doesn't touch the system version.  If you deinstall Chimera, its 
Python goes with it -- no fuss, no muss.  Several versions back we 
offered the option of using the system Python, but various 
compatibility headaches made us abandon that option.

So, install away and have fun!

                         Eric Pettersen
                         UCSF Computer Graphics Lab
                         pett at cgl.ucsf.edu
                         http://www.cgl.ucsf.edu