[Bio-linux-list] FW: New contact form received

[Tony Travis]

On 08/08/17 11:57, Timms-Wilson, Tracey wrote:
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Steffen Hin [mailto:hinz at biochemie-tud.de]
>> Sent: 24 July 2017 13:57
>> To: Timms-Wilson, Tracey <tmt at ceh.ac.uk>; Timms-Wilson, Tracey
>> <tmt at ceh.ac.uk>
>> Subject: New contact form received
>>
>>
>> You have received a new contact form message.
>> Name : Steffen Hinz
>> Email : hinz at biochemie-tud.de
>> Message : Hi,
>> I just want to know if it is planned to release BioLinux on a newer Ubuntu
>> version (for example 16.04) in the near future.

Hi, Steffen.

Tracey forwarded your email to me and I've CC'ed it to the Bio-Linux
mailing list in case anyone else has the same question.

I've already upgraded several Bio-Linux 8.0.7 machines to Ubuntu 16.04
LTS, but broken packages dependencies mean that a lot of work will be
needed to get everything working. At present, we are seeking funding to
do the necessary work.

The Bio-Linux 8.0.8 point-release that my student Will McCaffery has
been working on will address the main problem with the 'old' Linux
kernel in the current Bio-Linux 8.0.7. However, this will make no
difference to a Bio-Linux 8.0.7 instance installed to disk if you keep
Bio-Linux up-to-date (i.e. not running it from a USB-stick) because it
will then have the same kernel and updated packages as the new 8.0.8:

  # login to an installed Bio-Linux instance and open a terminal
  sudo -i
  apt update
  apt full-upgrade
  apt-get autoremove

HTH,

  Tony.

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