[Bio-Linux] Stacks RAD-seq software on Bio-Linux

[Tim Booth]

Hi All,

A very long time ago, someone asked me if I could put Stacks
(http://creskolab.uoregon.edu/stacks/) on Bio-Linux.  More recently,
other people have asked more insistently if I can do a package, and I
finally have.

So you can "apt-get install stacks" then type:

 $ stacks help

To see available commands.

There are various problems with getting Stacks to work well as a
package, especially the database and web viewer bit, which I've split
into a package called "stacks-web".  The standard installation is both
really complex and assumes that you are the sole user on the system, or
at least that you don't care about other users accessing all your stuff.
I think I've made things much neater and simpler, but the upshot is that
most of the regular set-up instructions are misleading for anyone using
this new package.  Essentially there is now just one thing to do -
running:

 $ sudo stacks-setup-database <username>

Before that particular user tries to load anything to the database.

If you are interested in using Stacks please let me know if you try
these packages, and let me know if they actually work or if you have any
problems/questions.

Cheers,

TIM

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Tim Booth <tbooth at ceh.ac.uk>
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