[chimerax-users] Problem Installing ChimeraX

[Greg Couch]

It's important to use "apt" instead of "dpkg" to install ChimeraX.  
"apt" is needed to install the dependencies.

The problem with:

      sudo apt install ucsf-chimerax_1.5ubuntu20.04_amd64.deb

is that there is no / in the name, so "apt" thinks it is a package name 
instead of a file name.  Change it to:

     sudo apt install ./ucsf-chimerax_1.5ubuntu20.04_amd64.deb

Or if it is in your Downloads directory, use the example on the ChimeraX 
download page:

     sudo apt install ~/Downloads/ucsf-chimerax_1.5ubuntu20.04_amd64.deb

HTH,

     Greg

On 4/12/2023 5:20 AM, Rudy Richardson via ChimeraX-users wrote:
> I think you would need to issue the following command:
>
> sudo dpkg -i ucsf-chimerax_1.5ubuntu20.04_amd64.deb
>
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 12, 2023 at 7:56 AM Stephen P. Molnar via ChimeraX-users 
> <chimerax-users at cgl.ucsf.edu> wrote:
>
>     I am running an up-to-date installation of Debian Bullseye on my
>     Linux
>     platform.
>
>     My attempt to install ucsf-chimerax_1.5ubuntu20.04_amd64.deb
>     generated
>     an interesting error message:
>
>          sudo apt install ucsf-chimerax_1.5ubuntu20.04_amd64.deb [sudo]
>     password for comp:
>          Reading package lists... Done
>          Building dependency tree... Done
>          Reading state information... Done
>          E: Unable to locate package
>     ucsf-chimerax_1.5ubuntu20.04_amd64.deb
>
>     I have managed to install Chimera, both Linux and Windows
>     versions, many
>     times without any problems.
>
>     Guidance would be much appreciated.
>
>     Thanks in advance,
>
>     -- 
>     Stephen P. Molnar, Ph.D.
>     https://insilicochemistry.net
>     (614)312-7528 (c)
>     Skype:  smolnar1
>
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