It's important to use "apt" instead of "dpkg" to install ChimeraX.  "apt" is needed to install the dependencies. The problem with:      sudo apt install ucsf-chimerax_1.5ubuntu20.04_amd64.deb is that there is no / in the name, so "apt" thinks it is a package name instead of a file name.  Change it to:     sudo apt install ./ucsf-chimerax_1.5ubuntu20.04_amd64.deb Or if it is in your Downloads directory, use the example on the ChimeraX download page:     sudo apt install ~/Downloads/ucsf-chimerax_1.5ubuntu20.04_amd64.deb HTH,     Greg On 4/12/2023 5:20 AM, Rudy Richardson via ChimeraX-users wrote:

I think you would need to issue the following command:

sudo dpkg -i ucsf-chimerax_1.5ubuntu20.04_amd64.deb

On Wed, Apr 12, 2023 at 7:56 AM Stephen P. Molnar via ChimeraX-users <chimerax-users@cgl.ucsf.edu> wrote:

I am running an up-to-date installation of Debian Bullseye on my Linux platform.

My attempt to install ucsf-chimerax_1.5ubuntu20.04_amd64.deb generated an interesting error message:

     sudo apt install ucsf-chimerax_1.5ubuntu20.04_amd64.deb [sudo] password for comp:      Reading package lists... Done      Building dependency tree... Done      Reading state information... Done      E: Unable to locate package ucsf-chimerax_1.5ubuntu20.04_amd64.deb

I have managed to install Chimera, both Linux and Windows versions, many times without any problems.

Guidance would be much appreciated.

Thanks in advance,

-- Stephen P. Molnar, Ph.D. https://insilicochemistry.net (614)312-7528 (c) Skype:  smolnar1

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Thanks, everyone! I learned something from this exchange! -- Rudy On Wed, Apr 12, 2023 at 3:22 PM Stephen P. Molnar via ChimeraX-users < chimerax-users@cgl.ucsf.edu> wrote:

Well, that was a red faced forehead slapper.

Thanks for the solution. All is now well.

Stephen P. Molnar, Ph.D. https://insilicochemistry.net (614)312-7528 (c) Skype: smolnar1

On 04/12/2023 01:39 PM, Greg Couch via ChimeraX-users wrote:

It's important to use "apt" instead of "dpkg" to install ChimeraX. "apt" is needed to install the dependencies.

The problem with:

sudo apt install ucsf-chimerax_1.5ubuntu20.04_amd64.deb

is that there is no / in the name, so "apt" thinks it is a package name instead of a file name. Change it to:

sudo apt install ./ucsf-chimerax_1.5ubuntu20.04_amd64.deb

Or if it is in your Downloads directory, use the example on the ChimeraX download page:

sudo apt install ~/Downloads/ucsf-chimerax_1.5ubuntu20.04_amd64.deb

HTH,

Greg On 4/12/2023 5:20 AM, Rudy Richardson via ChimeraX-users wrote:

I think you would need to issue the following command:

sudo dpkg -i ucsf-chimerax_1.5ubuntu20.04_amd64.deb

On Wed, Apr 12, 2023 at 7:56 AM Stephen P. Molnar via ChimeraX-users < chimerax-users@cgl.ucsf.edu> wrote:

...

I am running an up-to-date installation of Debian Bullseye on my Linux platform.

My attempt to install ucsf-chimerax_1.5ubuntu20.04_amd64.deb generated an interesting error message:

sudo apt install ucsf-chimerax_1.5ubuntu20.04_amd64.deb [sudo] password for comp: Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree... Done Reading state information... Done E: Unable to locate package ucsf-chimerax_1.5ubuntu20.04_amd64.deb

I have managed to install Chimera, both Linux and Windows versions, many times without any problems.

Guidance would be much appreciated.

Thanks in advance,

-- Stephen P. Molnar, Ph.D. https://insilicochemistry.net (614)312-7528 (c) Skype: smolnar1

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