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3- Before you start
4+ Before You Start
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7+ The GROMACS tutorials in this series are organized by increasing complexity. If
8+ you're completely new to GROMACS, it's strongly recommended to begin with the
9+ first tutorial on a simple :ref: `bulk-solution-label ` to get familiar with the
10+ software and workflow.
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8- *GROMACS tutorials * is made of several tutorials that are
9- ordered by increasing difficulty.
10-
11- Required software
12+ Required Software
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16- The 2024.2 version of GROMACS is required
17- to follow the tutorials.
18-
19- GROMACS (2024.2)
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24- Download and install the 2024.2 version of GROMACS by following the
25- instructions of the |gromacs-manual |.
26- Depending on your operative system (i.e. Linux, macOS, or Windows),
27- the procedure may differ.
28-
29- .. |gromacs-manual | raw :: html
30-
31- <a href="https://manual.gromacs.org/current/index.html" target="_blank">GROMACS manual</a>
15+ Each tutorial specifies the minimum required version of GROMACS at the top.
16+ While most examples should work with any recent version, using a different
17+ version may lead to unexpected errors or differences in behavior or output.
18+ When possible, try to match the GROMACS version used in the
19+ tutorial when possible.
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33- VMD (optional)
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21+ GROMACS
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24+ Download and install GROMACS by following the instructions in the
25+ |gromacs-manual |. The installation procedure may vary depending on your
26+ operating system (e.g., Linux, macOS, or Windows).
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38- In order to visualize the simulation, the version
39- 1.9.3 of |VMD | will be used :cite: `humphreyVMDVisualMolecular1996 `.
40- Some basic instructions for VMD are given on *lammpstutorials *, see
41- |VMD-lammps-tutorials |. If you prefer, feel free to use an alternative visualization
42- software like |Ovito |.
28+ VMD
29+ ---
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44- .. |VMD-lammps-tutorials | raw :: html
45-
46- <a href="https://lammpstutorials.github.io/sphinx/build/html/tutorials/vmd/vmd-tutorial.html" target="_blank">this link</a>
47-
48- .. |VMD | raw :: html
49-
50- <a href="https://www.ks.uiuc.edu/Research/vmd" target="_blank">VMD</a>
51-
52- .. |Ovito | raw :: html
53-
54- <a href="https://www.ovito.org" target="_blank">Ovito</a>
31+ In order to visualize the simulation, install Visual Molecular Dynamics (|VMD |)
32+ :cite: `humphreyVMDVisualMolecular1996 `. Version 1.9.3 of VMD was used to
33+ create the images in this website, but more recent versions should work as
34+ well. If you prefer, feel free to use an alternative visualization software.
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5636Python (optional)
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61- The version 2.6.1 of MDAnalysis is used
62- together with the version 3.11.4
63- of Python :cite: `vanrossumPythonTutorial1995, michaud-agrawalMDAnalysisToolkitAnalysis2011 `.
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67- To plot the results from the simulations,
68- the version 3.5.2 of |Matplotlib Pyplot | is used.
69-
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71-
72- <a href="https://matplotlib.org/3.5.3/api/_as_gen/matplotlib.pyplot.html" target="_blank">Matplotlib Pyplot</a>
39+ The version 2.6.1 of MDAnalysis is used together with version 3.11.4 of
40+ Python :cite: `vanrossumPythonTutorial1995,michaud-agrawalMDAnalysisToolkitAnalysis2011 `.
41+ To plot the results from the simulations, version 3.5.2 of |Matplotlib-Pyplot | is used.
42+ All the script used to generate the plots are available from |GitHub-repository |.
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79- To write and edit GROMACS input files, a text editor is required.
80- Any text editor will do, such as |gedit |,
81- |vim |,
82- or |vscode |.
83-
84- .. |gedit | raw :: html
85-
86- <a href="https://help.gnome.org/users/gedit/stable/" target="_blank">gedit</a>
87-
88- .. |vim | raw :: html
89-
90- <a href="https://www.vim.org/" target="_blank">vim</a>
91-
92- .. |vscode | raw :: html
93-
94- <a href="https://code.visualstudio.com/" target="_blank">vscode</a>
47+ To write and edit GROMACS input files, a text editor is required.
48+ Any plain text editor will do, such as |gedit |, |vim |, or |vscode |,
49+ |nano |, |sublime |, and |notepadpp |.
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10156Recommended reading
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106- To better understand molecular dynamics simulations, I recommend the reading
107- of *Understanding molecular simulation * by Daan Frenkel and Berend
108- Smit :cite: `frenkelUnderstandingMolecularSimulation2002 `, as well as
109- *Computer simulation of liquids * by Michael Allen and Dominic Tildesley
110- :cite: `allenComputerSimulationLiquids2017 `. To understand the basic concepts
111- of fluid and Soft Matter systems, I recommend reading *Basic concepts for
112- simple and complex liquids * by Jean-Louis Barrat and Jean-Pierre Hansen
113- :cite: `barratBasicConceptsSimple2003 `,
114- as well as *Theory of simple liquids: with applications to soft matter *
115- by Jean-Pierre Hansen and Ian Ranald McDonald :cite: `hansenTheorySimpleLiquids2013a `.
59+ To better understand molecular dynamics simulations, I recommend the reading of
60+ *Understanding Molecular Simulation * by Daan Frenkel and Berend Smit
61+ :cite: `frenkelUnderstandingMolecularSimulation2002 `, as well as *Computer
62+ Simulation of Liquids * by Michael Allen and Dominic Tildesley
63+ :cite: `allenComputerSimulationLiquids2017 `.
64+
65+ To understand the basic concepts of fluid and Soft Matter systems, I recommend
66+ reading *Basic Concepts for Simple and Complex Liquids * by Jean-Louis Barrat and
67+ Jean-Pierre Hansen :cite: `barratBasicConceptsSimple2003 `, as well as *Theory of
68+ Simple Liquids: With Applications to Soft Matter * by Jean-Pierre Hansen and Ian
69+ Ranald McDonald :cite: `hansenTheorySimpleLiquids2013a `.
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