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Installation of VMD plugins

These are common instructions for my VMD plugins.

Before you begin. Download the latest release and extract it in a directory of your choice.

Method 1: use VMD's preference manager (VMD 1.9.2 and higher)

If you are using VMD 1.9.2's new preference manager, .vmdrc can not be edited by hand. Please refer to the following figure, adjusting the plugin name, location and script.

    lappend auto_path /WHERE/YOU/EXTRACTED/THE/TOOL

Note: this method is not suitable to replace plugins distributed with VMD by newer versions. Also, some plugins may require a second line like package require plugin_name_gui to register them in VMD's menus.

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Method 2: set the TCLLIBPATH environment variable

This is suitable e.g. if you use modulefiles. Note that, unlike other Unix paths, multiple path components should be space-separated.

    export TCLLIBPATH="/PATH/TO/EXTRACTED/VMD_PLUMED $TCLLIBPATH"

Method 3: edit VMD's startup file (VMD before 1.9.2)

You may download and extract the plugin in any directory. Then add the following lines to your .vmdrc startup file. Note that name and location differ under Windows !

    lappend auto_path /PATH/TO/EXTRACTED/PLUGIN
    menu main on
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