[Bio-Linux] Bio-Linux 8 now available

[James Mategko]

Tim,

   I've been running the Beta ISO within a VM for the past few days and 
everything is running perfectly.

Thank You for all the hard work you and your team put into this release.

- James

On 7/30/2014 8:54 AM, 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
>