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Linux
[Year 2024] How to Install AutoDock Vina on Linux

AutoDock Vina is an open-source program used for molecular docking and works on Linux, Mac, and Windows. It is designed to be user-friendly, requiring only the molecular structures of the ligand and protein, along with the binding site specification. Recently I had trouble installing AutoDock Vina on a Linux machine. The latest files in GitHub made no response to commands like ./vina_1.2.5_linux_x86_64 --version, after I changed their permissions. Also, the instruction "AutoDock Vina installation in a Conda environment" in the official document led to a failure as follows. After a struggle, I figured out a solution. Environment How to Install Vina Hit the commands below. That's it. Be sure to […]

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Mac
[Year 2024] How to Install AutoDock Vina on ARM Mac

AutoDock Vina is an open-source program used for molecular docking and works on Linux, Mac, and Windows. It is designed to be user-friendly, requiring only the molecular structures of the ligand and protein, along with the binding site specification. Recently I had trouble installing AutoDock Vina v1.2.5 in a Conda environment on my M1 Mac. The instruction "AutoDock Vina installation in a Conda environment" in the official document led to a failure. After a struggle, I figured out a solution. Environment Right Commands That's it. Be sure to use conda only. No pip. Python version has to be between 3.5 and 3.8 if you are going to use Meeko, too.

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