how to start coot on linux?

[mofeimofei]

I just make $ bash build-it, and I dont know what to do next, I am not familiar with this system, what should I do then?

[pemsley]

Which "Linux"?

build-it is for Old Coot, we are all about New Coot on GitHub. If you want to compile from scratch then build-it-3-3 is the script. That might not work and fixing compilation problems is painful and slow-going.

Perhaps the easiest installation for you is to use Flatpak:

#161

[eunos-1128]

Hi, @mofeimofei

If you were able to install Coot with a build script, you could probably start it with coot. If the installed location is not in PATH, you should add it to the PATH and then start it with coot.

As @pemsley mentioned, newer versions of Coot are easier to install using package managers. Details are in README.md.

If you install with Flatpak you don't have to worry about dependencies, so the possibility of installation failure is relatively low.

Also, although it is not written in README.md, if your Linux is Debian you can install the new version of Coot by the following commands.

echo "deb http://deb.debian.org/debian unstable main" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list
sudo apt update
sudo apt install coot

# run Coot
coot