If you want to install on a Linux system, I find the conda installer the easiest way. First, you need to install anaconda, then, you can install openbabel simply using the command in the following link: https://anaconda.org/openbabel/openbabel
-Tayeb Tayeb Kakeshpour Graduate Research Assistant Jackson Research Group Michigan State University Department of Chemistry 578 S. Shaw Lane, room 535 East Lansing, MI 48824 kakes...@msu.edu > On Oct 8, 2018, at 4:53 AM, Christina Frances Sandall <cfsan...@ucalgary.ca> > wrote: > > Hi there, > > I am very new to all of this, and am looking for help with the install. I > followed the instructions on the page below: > > http://openbabel.org/wiki/Install_(source_code) > > specifically the section on Installing globally with root access. I also > installed a GNU compiler according to these instructions: > https://wiki.helsinki.fi/display/HUGG/GNU+compiler+install+on+Mac+OS+X and > cmake prior to running these commands. > > I used the following commands: > > tar zxvf openbabel-2.4.1.tar.gz > mv openbabel-2.4.1 ob-src > mkdir ob-build > cd ob-build > cmake ../ob-src 2>&1 | tee cmake.out > sudo make install > > Everything seemed to install, but I am looking to run the optimize plugin in > pymol, and I got an error there: "Optimize plug-in needs openbabel to be > installed in your system, please follow the instructions at > http://openbabel.org/wiki/Get_Open_Babel”. I realized I still did not have > it completely installed, so I tried the following command: > export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:/usr/local/lib > which “ran” with no errors. I now have several files and folders in the > following directory: > /usr/local/lib > They are: > pkgconfig (FOLDER) > > libinchi.dylib > > libinchi.0.4.1.dylib > > libinchi.0.dylib > > openbabel (FOLDER) > > libopenbabel.dylib > > libopenbabel.5.0.0.dylib > > libopenbabel.5.dylib > > cmake (FOLDER) > > > I believe open babel is still not completely installed because I did not > compile the language bindings at the time of install. I now have installed > python (2.7.10), but am looking for how I can finish this install. As I said > above, I’m looking to use the optimize plugin in pymol. I’m working on a Mac > (running MacOS Mojave version 10.14). Would very much appreciate any help. > Thanks very much! > > > > > _______________________________________________ > OpenBabel-discuss mailing list > OpenBabel-discuss@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/openbabel-discuss
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