[Bio-Linux] Install size of BL8?

[Tim Booth]

Hi Andor,

The former, definitely.  I don't think the script to install Bio-Linux 7
on Ubuntu 12.04 even works any more due to missing packages in the
archive.

Cheers,

TIM

On Mon, 2015-01-12 at 14:13 +0000, Andor J Kiss wrote:
> Hi Tim,
> 
>     Thanks.  Is it a better strategy to upgrade the Ubuntu install
> from 12.04 to 14.04 and then convert to Bio-Linux, or better to
> convert to Bio-Linux and then upgrade from Bio-Linux 7 to Bio-Linux 8?
> 
> Thanks,
> Andor
> 
> On Mon, 2015-01-12 at 10:57 +0000, Tim Booth wrote: 
> > Hi Andor,
> > 
> > 8.6 GB is the unpacked size.  You'll need a little more that that in
> > reality but 30GB is plenty assuming you have another disk to store your
> > big data files.
> > 
> > Cheers,
> > 
> > TIM
> > 
> > On Sat, 2015-01-10 at 15:03 +0000, Andor J Kiss wrote:
> > > Hi Tim & All,
> > > 
> > >     What is the installed size of Bio-Linux 8 (14.04)?  I have a
> > > separate 30 GB OS partition and wanted to make sure I have enough
> > > space before I upgrade and convert to Bio-Linux on this machine
> > > (currently on Ubuntu (non-Bio-Linux) 12.04.4
> > > 
> > > Thanks,
> > > 
> > > 

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