# GROMACS 2020.2 Installation Error

**URL:** https://gromacs.bioexcel.eu/t/gromacs-2020-2-installation-error/6249
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**Created:** [April 20, 2023, 2:53pm UTC](https://gromacs.bioexcel.eu/t/gromacs-2020-2-installation-error/6249 "2023-04-20T14:53:25Z")
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### Author: ![AnuragKr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@AnuragKr](https://gromacs.bioexcel.eu/u/AnuragKr)
#### Post date: [April 20, 2023, 2:53pm UTC](https://gromacs.bioexcel.eu/t/gromacs-2020-2-installation-error/6249/1 "2023-04-20T14:53:25Z")

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GROMACS version: 2020.2  
GROMACS modification: No  
Error –

[97%] Linking CXX shared library …/…/lib/libgromacs.so

/usr/bin/ld: /home/anurag1/opt/fftw-3.3.9/lib/libfftw3f.a(assert.o): warning: relocation against `stdout@@GLIBC_2.2.5' in read-only section `.text’

/usr/bin/ld: /home/anurag1/opt/fftw-3.3.9/lib/libfftw3f.a(assert.o): relocation R\_X86\_64\_PC32 against symbol `stdout@@GLIBC\_2.2.5’ can not be used when making a shared object; recompile with -fPIC

/usr/bin/ld: final link failed: bad value

collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status

make[2]: \*\*\* [src/gromacs/CMakeFiles/libgromacs.dir/build.make:13086: lib/libgromacs.so.5.0.0] Error 1

make[1]: \*\*\* [CMakeFiles/Makefile2:3854: src/gromacs/CMakeFiles/libgromacs.dir/all] Error 2

make: \*\*\* [Makefile:166: all] Error 2

FFTW Compilation Command –

```auto
./configure --enable-float --enable-sse && make install

```

I need to install only this specific version as this version is only supported by [DeePMD-kit](https://docs.deepmodeling.com/projects/deepmd/en/master/install/install-gromacs.html).