[Bio-Linux] Bio-Linux 8 now available

[Andor J Kiss]

Hi Tim,

    Thanks so much for this!

Regards,
Andor

On Wed, 2014-07-30 at 16:54 +0100, Tim Booth wrote:

> Dear All,
> 
> The Bio-Linux system gets a major new release every two years following
> the regular Ubuntu "LTS" releases.  Since Ubuntu 14.04 LTS came out in
> April I've been working with help from the Bio-Linux community to make
> Bio-Linux 8 and it is now ready and available via the new website.
> 
>   http://environmentalomics.org/bio-linux/
> 
> Upgrades from Bio-Linux 7 to 8 do not require re-installation. I
> encourage you all to upgrade soon, as new bioinformatics packages will
> no longer be provided for Bio-Linux 7.  See the "Installation" section
> for instructions on upgrading your BL7 machine.
> 
> The new Ubuntu 14.04 base system brings many benefits such as increased
> hardware compatibility and new office and multimedia software, but
> Bio-Linux itself also has many improvements and new/updated packages.
> Also for the first time there is a version in OVA format for
> VirtualBox/VMWare users, and this version will be updated whenever new
> ISO files are released.  See the "What's New" and "Software List" pages
> on the website for details.
> 
> As ever, please report problems and feedback to
> helpdesk at nebc.nerc.ac.uk.  I can't promise to fix everything but will
> endeavour to provide help and squash bugs where I can.  Also, please let
> me know if you use Bio-Linux for teaching or manage a large installation
> on your departmental server or computing lab.  The more we can prove
> that people find this stuff useful, the more likely we are to get future
> funding!
> 
> I hope you enjoy using Bio-Linux 8.
> 
> TIM
> 
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