This pages shows how to install DynaFit/Windows under Linux, specifically Linux Mint.

A necessary prerequisite is to first install the Wine emulator. DynaFit can be installed after Wine is already is in place.

Installation of Wine

1. Open terminal window by pressing "CTRL + ALT + T" from the Mint Linux desktop.
2. Type the following commands:
   
   $ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-wine/ppa
   $ sudo apt-get update
   $ sudo apt-get install wine1.6
   $ sudo apt-get install winetricks

1. Open terminal window by pressing "CTRL + ALT + T" from the Mint Linux desktop.
2. Type the following commands:
   
   $ wine Notepad.exe

Installation and testing of DynaFit

1. Download MS Windows version
   
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2. Save ZIP archive to disk
   
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3. Save to 'Documents' directory
   
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   You may need to configure your browser to allow saving to a particular location instead of to the default "Downloads" directory.
   
   
4. Right click on ZIP, select 'Extract here'
   
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5. Navigate to extracted 'DynaFit4' directory
   
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6. Right click on 'DynaFit', select 'Open with Wine'
   
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   Please note that there are two executable files: DynaFit and DynaFitC (console). In this case we open DynaFit
   
   
7. Click [OK]
   
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   This will close the welcome screen
   
   
8. Select menu View ... Computer ID
   
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   This step neees to be done by corporate users only; academic users may proceed to step step #11 below.
   
   
9. Note the first displayed 'Computer ID'
   
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   This will be needed for license activation
   
   
10. Copy the 'Computer ID' information
    
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    Paste into an email message and send to Licensing@BioKin.com
    
    
11. Select menu File ... Open
    
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    This is a test run using at least example file. Can be done before the license file is installed.
    
    
12. Click [No] if prompted
    
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13. Navigate to the directory 'examples'
    
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    Navigate to directory ./examples/enzymology/5alpha-reductease
    
    
14. Select file '1-substrate.txt'
    
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15. Note the contents of the displayed script
    
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16. Select menu File ... Run
    
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17. DynaFit output panel
    
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    The links in the output panel can be navigated. Press ALT+Left Arrow or ALT+RightArrow to navigate backward or forward
    
    
18. Open the main output file in an external browser
    
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    The main output file should open in your default browser such as Mozilla