As per similar things said on the SDPD list - given people are not all using Windows for Rietveld analysis - hope the following is not considered too out of topic: ======= There are some belated tutorial on the CCP14 site on installing Redhat Linux 6.2 and MS-Windows dual/multi-boot systems for Crystallographic Applications. The default in these installations is to have no open ports that could be used for probing and hacker entry points. http://www.ccp14.ac.uk/solution/linux/linwin95a.html Includes: Generic Desktop PC: Installing Redhat 6.2 on a Dual Boot Win95 system via Network/FTP/HTTP Install Generic Desktop PC: Installing Redhat 6.2 on a Dual Boot Win95 system via via Local CD-ROM Install Toshiba Tecra Laptop: Installing Redhat 6.2 on a Dual Boot Win95 system via Network/FTP/HTTP Install Toshiba Tecra Laptop: Installing Redhat 6.2 on a Dual Boot Win95 system via Local CD-ROM Install This makes use of the freely available Ranish Partition and Boot Manager: http://www.users.intercom.com/~ranish/part/ =============================================================== =============================================================== This is mainly optimised for getting the System S/Platon suite (plus System S friendly programs: Shelx, Dirdif, Crunch and Sir97) up and running on a PC (streamlined Redhat installations do not tend to include the Fortran compilers). http://www.ccp14.ac.uk/tutorial/platon/system_s_suite_install.html =============================================================== =============================================================== A list of Crystallographic (mainly small molecule and powder diffraction oriented) programs that run on Linux but not Windows is viewable at: http://www.ccp14.ac.uk/solution/linux/index.html#xtallinuxapps The most recent addition being: ZEFSAII GPL software for real-space method for zeolite structure solution from powder diffraction data http://www.mwdeem.chemeng.ucla.edu/zefsaII/ (last updated 7 March 2000) =============================================================== =============================================================== Crystallographic applications and resources for Linux: http://www.ccp14.ac.uk/solution/linux/index.html#xtal The most recent addition being: "ESPOIR for Linux" - GPL'd Monte Carlo structure solution software for powder diffraction. http://sdpd.univ-lemans.fr/sdpd/espoir/index.html#linux (last updated April 2000) =============================================================== =============================================================== I would be happy to hear of anything missing - relevant to getting other crystallographic analysis software installed and happily running. Lachlan. -- Lachlan M. D. Cranswick Collaborative Computational Project No 14 (CCP14) for Single Crystal and Powder Diffraction Daresbury Laboratory, Warrington, WA4 4AD U.K Tel: +44-1925-603703 Fax: +44-1925-603124 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ext: 3703 Room C14 http://www.ccp14.ac.uk