Linux e la ricerca...quale distro? - Parte 2

Discutevo, qualche giorno fa, della possibilità di utilizzare distro linux già pronte con i tool tipici della bioinformatica. Oggi leggo questo post su bioinformaticsonline.co.uk:

Log into your system and open up a terminal, then follow these steps…

> sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

Add the following lines to the end of the file:

#Bio-Linux package repository deb http://envgen.nox.ac.uk/bio-linux/ unstable bio-linux

Save and close the file, now back at the terminal type the following…

> sudo apt-get update
> sudo apt-get install bio-linux-base-directories

Next step is to set-up your environment for Bio-Linux...

> sudo gedit /etc/bash.bashrc

Add the following lines to the end of the file:

# Set up Bio-Linux Environment
source /usr/local/bioinf/config_files/aliasrc
source /usr/local/bioinf/config_files/bioenvrc

Save and close the file.

Now the final stage is to edit the two files we have just referenced.

> sudo gedit /usr/local/bioinf/config_files/aliasrc

In the aliasrc file change any reference to java to the full path for your Java install, (you will need Sun’s Java development kit installed for things to work properly), and comment out (using the # symbol), the lines refering to ‘maxd’ if you do not want to have to install it. Save and close the file when you’re finished.

> sudo gedit /usr/local/bioinf/config_files/bioenvrc

In the bioenvrc file, comment out the lines referring to the Staden package if you do not want to have to install it.

Now just log out of your current user session (or reboot) and all of the Bio-Linux packages will now be waiting for you ready to be installed via synaptic or the command-line!

Non l'ho ancora provato (anche perchè dopo mesi di onorato servizio la mia feisty fawn ha deciso di abbandonarmi...va bene, è stata mia la scelta di sopprimerla ma l'ho fatto unicamente per evitarle altre sofferenze! :-D), però devo dire che l'idea mi intriga molto!