[Bio-linux-list] Is biolinux still on Ubuntu 14?

Bishwa Kiran kirannbishwa01 at gmail.com
Sat Feb 18 11:41:09 EST 2017


I begun with bio Linux and liked it a lot. But, I think the latest biolinux is still using Ubuntu 14 as it's base. So, had to go with Ubuntu 16 and add the required softwares. Has there been any momentum to take this the latest Ubuntu base.

Thanks,


> On Feb 18, 2017, at 10:55 AM, Tony Travis <tony.travis at minke-informatics.co.uk> wrote:
> 
>> On 13/02/17 17:56, Brian Cady wrote:
>> Tony and all,
>> 
>> Could we crowdfund, at $25 each, the building of BioLinux 9?
> 
> Hi, Brian.
> 
> I have thought about crowd-funding, but I think this should be a method
> of last resort if we can't get funding any other way because one of the
> founding principles of Bio-Linux is that it can be distributed freely.
> 
>> How many are on this listserv?
> 
> You can see the membership list here:
> 
>> http://www.bioinformatics.org/mm/roster/bio-linux-list
> 
> There are 307 list subscribers at present...
> 
> One idea that might make a small amount of money would be for me to sell
> the "Minke-Informatics" branded 8GB Bio-Linux 8 USB-sticks that I use
> for Bio-Linux courses (see image attached) for $25 (£20) + postage.
> 
> If anyone wants to buy one or more of these Bio-Linux 8 USB-sticks to
> help support the development of Bio-Linux, then please send a Stamped
> Addressed Envelope to the address in my signature below and payment of
> £20 or $25 (plus postage if the envelope is not stamped) by PayPal to my
> email address below.
> 
> I'll post a tutorial about how to upgrade these Bio-Linux 8 USB-sticks
> to Bio-Linux 9 in due course.
> 
> Bye,
> 
>  Tony.
> 
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