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[Tutorial] Installing VIAMD on Ubuntu (Linux).

Dr. Muniba Faiza
Last updated: February 27, 2025 9:40 am
Dr. Muniba Faiza
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Visual Interactive Analysis of Molecular Dynamics (VIAMD) is a tool that allows the interactive analysis of molecular dynamics simulations [1]. In this article, we are installing it on Ubuntu (Linux).

Contents
Preparing systemDownloading VIAMDInstalling prerequisitesInstalling VIAMDRunning VIAMDReferences

Preparing system

It is good to update and upgrade your Ubuntu system first. Log into your Ubuntu system and open the terminal by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T altogether, and type the following commands:

$ sudo apt-get update

$ sudo apt-get upgrade

Downloading VIAMD

Clone the GitHub repository of VIAMD as shown below. Don’t download the zipcode as it will throw multiple errors during its compilation. You need to initialize the submodules by cloning them.

$ git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/scanberg/viamd.git

Installing prerequisites

$ sudo apt-get install libx11-dev libxrandr-dev libxinerama-dev libxcursor-dev libgtk-3-dev pkgconf

Installing VIAMD

Now move inside the VIAMD directory and make a ‘build’ directory.

$ cd Downloads/viamd/

$ mkdir build

$ cd build/

Now, configure it using cmake,

$ cmake ..

It will take a few moments to finish.

Now, build using the following command,

$ cmake --build .

It will also take a few minutes.

Running VIAMD

Move inside the bin directory and run the following command,

$ cd bin/

$ ./viamd

It will open VIAMD GUI.

If you don’t want to type the full path every time you open the VIAMD, then add it to the path then follow these steps:

  • Copy the viamd executable to the /usr/local/bin directory. Remain in the same bin directory of VIAMD.
    $ sudo cp viamd /usr/local/bin
  • Open the bashrc file in an editor.
    $ sudo nano ~/.bashrc
  • Now, add the following command at the end of the file.
    export PATH=$PATH:/home/user/Downloads/viamd/build/bin/viam
  • $ source ~/.bashrc

Now, whenever you want to open VIAMD, just type $ viamd


References

  1. Skånberg, R., Hotz, I., Ynnerman, A., & Linares, M. (2023). VIAMD: a Software for Visual Interactive Analysis of Molecular Dynamics. Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jcim.3c01033

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Dr. Muniba is a Bioinformatician based in New Delhi, India. She has completed her PhD in Bioinformatics from South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China. She has cutting edge knowledge of bioinformatics tools, algorithms, and drug designing. When she is not reading she is found enjoying with the family. Know more about Muniba
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