[Bio-Linux] Bio-Linux 5.0 pre-release announcement

[Jose Andres]

Hey,

I'll most likely install bioLinux 5 in a new machine. Could you  
please send me an updated version of the hardware requirements?

Cheers,

/Jose



On Nov 24, 2008, at 14:44, Stewart Houten wrote:

> Dear all,
>
> We will be releasing Bio-Linux 5.0 on the 1st December and would like
> to invite members of this list to download and try a pre-release
> version in advance of this.  A number of you have already contributed
> to the development process by testing earlier beta versions and have
> provided constructive feedback and suggestions so far, for which we
> are very grateful.
>
> If you would like to get BL5 now and have access to a DVD writer, then
> please download the iso image from below and try it out.
>
> The DVD image can be downloaded from:
> http://nebc.nox.ac.uk/cgi-bin/download_register/register.cgi?a=bio- 
> linux5
>
> We would welcome you to try it out running live or as a full
> installation, either as a single system or as dual-boot.  Of course,
> we suggest that people make full backups of their current system
> before doing this.  We will be publishing full installation
> instructions shortly but a detailed guide on creating backups can be
> found here:
> http://nebc.nox.ac.uk/envgen/software/archives/000501.html
>
> A draft userguide is available from:
> http://nebc.nox.ac.uk/envgen/software/archives/000589.html
>
> We are keen to hear about your first impressions on any aspect of the
> new system. For example, Do you like the new desktop?  Does the system
> run well on your hardware?  Can you find the tools you need?  If you
> have the time to look at the userguide, is there information that you
> feel is missing?
>
> More information about Bio-Linux 5.0 is below, but please contact us
> if you have any questions or comments.
>
> Regards,
> The NEBC Team
>
>
> Bio-Linux 5.0 is based on Ubuntu 8.04 (LTS) and the Gnome
> desktop. While the Gnome desktop looks a little different to KDE, we
> hope that the usability and friendly design will be easy to appreciate
> and quick to adapt to.
>
> In contrast to earlier versions of Bio-Linux, the full Bio-Linux 5.0
> system can be installed or run as a Live system from the DVD image.
> This removes the need for a fixed IP address, network installation and
> the previous constraints on hardware types. We envision the Live
> system will find frequent use in teaching courses, demonstrations, or
> just working when out of the lab.
>
> Of course, in Bio-Linux 5.0 we have retained the added value features
> of the previous versions. So you will find it comes with databases
> (PostgreSQL and MySQL), a preconfigured firewall, development tools,
> nightly software updates, disaster-recovery backup and the 60+
> bioinformatics packages in our software repository.
>
>
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