[Bio-linux-dev] Upgrade to Bio-Linux 7 (at last)

[Tim Booth]

Hi Dan,

I'm looking into how best to customise the default panel on the Unity
Dash.  The things that come up when you click the Ubuntu logo at the top
(AKA the BFB - big freakin button) are called 'lenses' - the Home lens,
the Applications lens, the Files lens etc. I looked at what it would
take to make my own bioinformatics lens - there are full instructions -
and it might be worth a shot but then it might take weeks to perfect and
I'd like a quicker solution.

The Home lens with the smart search is pretty neat, but some of the
others aren't even very good for Ubuntu, never mind Bio-Linux.  How the
heck is it generating "Apps available for Download" in the Applications
lens?  It seems to pick some totally random packages, then, if you click
one, next time you look it generates another random selection.  How
pointless!

I agree that having a folder of app links and putting Galaxy in the side
bar is probably the quickest way to get something acceptable, though
it's not ideal.
> 
Cheers,

TIM

> Do you plan to change around the unity hotlinks for the final distro?
> I imagine a folder of links to bioinformatics programs would be useful
> to new users, and unity is a bit annoying in the
> no hierarchical menus. Maybe as Galaxy is the flagship, pin that to
> the main menu, and drop ubuntuone etc
> 
> 
> Dan
> 
> 
> On 27 September 2012 12:03, Tim Booth <tbooth at ceh.ac.uk> wrote:
>         Hi Dan,
>         
>         On Thu, 2012-09-27 at 11:51 +0100, Daniel Pass wrote:
>         > Currently I have only gone the route of Ubuntu12.04 into BL7
>         on my
>         > laptop, but that seemed to work flawlessly although did need
>         a couple
>         > of re-runs. Qiime continues to work as before.
>         >
>         
>         So you can confirm you now have Qiime 1.5, right?
>         >
>         > Im running it on my virtual box now but keeping expectations
>         low after
>         > you said there were issues with it before, Tim. It won't let
>         me run
>         > the script straight, and keeps forcing the 'upgrade to
>         12.04' gui on
>         > me so letting it do that first so assuming it'll go after
>         that.
>         >
>         
>         The script can't do its work until the base system is updated
>         to Ubuntu
>         12.04.  This brings with it things like the kernel, Gnome,
>         python, etc.
>         This bit of the update is handled by the Ubuntu upgrade GUI.
>         
>         If you think you are already upgraded to 12.04 but you still
>         get this
>         situation then let me know.
>         
>         Cheers,
>         
>         TIM
>         >
>         
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Tim Booth <tbooth at ceh.ac.uk>
NERC Environmental Bioinformatics Centre 

Centre for Ecology and Hydrology
Maclean Bldg, Benson Lane
Crowmarsh Gifford
Wallingford, England
OX10 8BB 

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