Can someone help me install ambertools on mac OS?

Question

[Ammar Danazumi]

Can someone help me install ambertools on mac OS? I am trying to install ambertools on my mac computer using this https://ambermd.org/InstMacOS.php tutorial but I am facing some challenges. Can someone guide me through?

Answer 1

[ATpoint]

What exactly is the problem, so at which step do you get stuck? Alternatively, and much easier, would be to install it via the conda package manager: https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/ambertools

[Ammar Danazumi]

I am completely lost. Starting with Xcode. I install Xcode from app store but when I ran the command "sudo xcodebuild -license" on terminal, I received this output "error: tool 'xcodebuild' requires Xcode, but active developer directory '/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools' is a command line tools instance". I don't know how to proceed and I don't even know anything about Xcode.

[GenoMax]

As noted by ATpoint use the directions in this tutorial to install conda program. Creating workflows with snakemake and conda Then it will allow you to install ambertools with a simple conda create -n ambertools ambertools. You will use conda activate ambertools to use the actual program.

[Ammar Danazumi]

Thank you very much. I will try this and give you feedback.

[Ammar Danazumi]

Thank you guys. I have used the conda option and ambertools was install successfully. Regards.