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<p>(We're working on the web site issues.)</p>
<p>So the real question is why do you want to run Chimera in a
cluster environment?<br>
</p>
<p>Chimera is not designed to run in a cluster environment, it is
designed to run a user's desktop computer using 3D graphics.
Chimera does not use CUDA. That said, there is a headless version
for Linux that uses a software implementation of OpenGL to create
images that you could use in a cluster, so no graphics card is
needed. <br>
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<p>ChimeraX, our successor to Chimera, can take advantage of CUDA in
some circumstances, but it is not required. ChimeraX also only
works headless on Linux, with a software implementation of
OpenGL. The headless operation is included in every Linux
version. So no graphics card is needed there either. We are
investigating ways to take advantage of the graphic card's
performance when running headless, but we're not there yet.<br>
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<p> HTH,</p>
<p> Greg<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 10/21/2020 9:24 AM, Calvin Dodge
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<p class="MsoNormal">I have been trying to find out what the
hardware requirements are for Chimera. For example, how can
it be run in a cluster environment with CUDA cards, but no
Nvidia graphics cards?</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">My search for information has been hampered
by an apparent failure or reorganization of the main site
-https://www.cgl.ucsf.edu/chimera/</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Every internal link from that page (like to
Downloads) is broken.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Will the broken links be fixed? Is another
page the preferred one for Chimera? Do I need the OSMesa
version to run without graphics cards?</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks,</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Calvin Dodge</p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><b><i><span style="color:#1F4E79">Calvin
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