From tbooth at ceh.ac.uk Tue Apr 24 06:43:34 2012 From: tbooth at ceh.ac.uk (Tim Booth) Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2012 11:43:34 +0100 Subject: [Bio-Linux] Bio-Linux and Ubuntu 12.04 Message-ID: <1335264214.19654.525.camel@barsukas.nwl.ac.uk> Dear All, Those of you who follow Linux news will know that the release of Ubuntu 12.04 (codenamed Precise) is imminent. This is the new LTS release of Ubuntu and as Bio-Linux tracks the LTS releases we'd hoped to have a beta version of Bio-Linux ready for testers at this point. Unfortunately this has not been possible, so our ISO download and USB sticks will remain based on Ubuntu 10.04 for the next few months. More significantly for existing users, we know that some of the packages still do not work properly on the new 12.04 release. Therefore we do not advise upgrading unless you have a specific need for some new feature of 12.04 - ie. hardware driver compatibility or non-Bio-Linux software not released for 10.04. Note that our current base release, 10.04, is still fully supported by Ubuntu with security updates and important bug fixes. All the latest Bio-Linux packages are also being provided for this release. By default, Ubuntu machines will prompt users to upgrade once the new release is announced and appears on the main Ubuntu package servers. To avoid confusion, I have this morning added a small package, "bio-linux-prevent-upgrade" to our repository. This will be automatically installed and simply changes one setting on the machine to suppress the message about upgrading. If you don't think that this is what you want then there is no need to be alarmed or to try and forcibly remove the package. Once the package is installed, simply go to System->Administration->Software Sources and set whatever you want under the final option of the Updates tab (the default is LTS). This is the only thing that is being changed on your system. Once compatibility has been fully tested, I'll remove this package and you will be prompted to upgrade your system in-place, just like a regular Ubuntu installation. Cheers, TIM -- Tim Booth NERC Environmental Bioinformatics Centre Centre for Ecology and Hydrology Maclean Bldg, Benson Lane Crowmarsh Gifford Wallingford, England OX10 8BB http://nebc.nerc.ac.uk +44 1491 69 2705 -- This message (and any attachments) is for the recipient only. NERC is subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the contents of this email and any reply you make may be disclosed by NERC unless it is exempt from release under the Act. Any material supplied to NERC may be stored in an electronic records management system. From tbooth at ceh.ac.uk Mon Apr 30 09:14:59 2012 From: tbooth at ceh.ac.uk (Tim Booth) Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:14:59 +0100 Subject: [Bio-Linux] Fwd: Introductory Bio-Linux course to be held at the University of Manchester, 3rd July. Message-ID: <1335791699.5370.270.camel@barsukas.nwl.ac.uk> Dear Bio-Linux users, Here is an announcement for another of our upcoming courses. As ever, please forward to people you think may be interested, especially students and postdocs in the north of England. Cheers, TIM === The NBAF node at CEH Wallingford provides a range of bioinformatics services for NERC researchers as part of the Environmental Bioinformatics Centre (http://nebc.nerc.ac.uk). NBAF staff will deliver a 1-day introductory Bio-Linux course at the University of Manchester on the 3rd July 2012. We particularly encourage PhD students to attend. See our NBAF courses page (http://nebc.nerc.ac.uk/support/training/) for information on all our courses and freely available course materials. There is a small ?25 registration fee to cover costs and lunch. For any queries regarding the course arrangements, please contact the local host Norman Morrison (morrison at cs.man.ac.uk). For queries on the course content please contact NBAF-W (helpdesk at nebc.nerc.ac.uk.) Sign-up: http://estore.manchester.ac.uk/browse/extra_info.asp?compid=1&modid=5&prodid=396&deptid=111&catid=140&CourseDate=856 Schedule: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BrhYOtO9NNjgF1saLVTXK5T43iWAVggIHEwxtKVLBpM/edit -- Tim Booth NERC Environmental Bioinformatics Centre Centre for Ecology and Hydrology Maclean Bldg, Benson Lane Crowmarsh Gifford Wallingford, England OX10 8BB http://nebc.nerc.ac.uk +44 1491 69 2705 -- This message (and any attachments) is for the recipient only. NERC is subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the contents of this email and any reply you make may be disclosed by NERC unless it is exempt from release under the Act. Any material supplied to NERC may be stored in an electronic records management system.