If PyMOL refuses to start and you get a message like:
$ ./pymol /home/vertrees/pymol/pymol.exe: error while loading shared libraries: /home/vertrees/pymol/ext/lib/libmkl_def.so: cannot restore segment prot after reloc: Permission denied
then your SELinux security level is set too high. This happens to _anyone_ using the Intel fortran libraries that we ship (this also pesters companies likes Wolfram that sells Mathematica)! The work around is easy. You can reduce the enforcement with:
sudo /usr/sbin/setenforce 0
or
Replace “enforcing” by “permissive” in /etc/selinux/config, then restart.
# This file controls the state of SELinux on the system. # SELINUX= can take one of these three values: # enforcing - SELinux security policy is enforced. # permissive - SELinux prints warnings instead of enforcing. # disabled - No SELinux policy is loaded. SELINUX=enforcing # SELINUXTYPE= can take one of these two values: # targeted - Targeted processes are protected, # mls - Multi Level Security protection. SELINUXTYPE=targeted