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Is it possible to have multiple installations of ABINIT 6.8.2 (or even other versions) on the same computer with Ubuntu 10.04?
I think it is, all I have to do is to specify a different installation directory by adding "--prefix=<dir-to-install-to>" when doing "../configure". However, is that right?
Also, consequently it should be no problem at all to move one installation from directory X to directory Y. Is that correct as well?

I just would like to make sure, since I'm relatively new Linux and entirely new to abinit... So yust 2 x "yes" would be enough for an answer

Thank you a lot
Philipp

Is it possible to have multiple installations of ABINIT 6.8.2 (or even other versions) on the same computer with Ubuntu 10.04?
I think it is, all I have to do is to specify a different installation directory by adding "--prefix=<dir-to-install-to>" when doing "../configure". However, is that right?

It is right, and not only with Ubuntu 10.04, but with all existing implementations of Unix.

This is however not the only solution. You may as well use the --program-prefix, --program-suffix or --program-transform-name options, in order to install different builds of Abinit in the same directory.

Also, consequently it should be no problem at all to move one installation from directory X to directory Y. Is that correct as well?

Currently, this is still possible for Abinit, with no guarantee whatsoever. But this is generally not true: once installed, some files may contain references to specific directories.

Thank you!