Bioinformatics:Bio Linux 5.0

Bioinformatics:Bio Linux 5.0

Bio Linux 5.0 is a project released in January 2009 for students and researchers in the field of Bioinformatics, it's a linux envirement (ubuntu) + more than 500 Bioinformatics programs with full documentation to each program.

This means that we can say that Bio Linux 5.0 is an easy to use Bioinformatics Workstation, powerful and easy to configure.

Bio Linux 5.0 is developed and maintained by the NERC Environmental Bioinformatics Centre, it contains a complete analysis and development environment easy to use by Bioinformaticiens.

Bio Linux 5.0 can run in a live DVD, that means that you can run it without installing it (without affecting your system), it can also run in a memory stick, You can install it in dual boot with Windows or in a virtual machine if you want to run it with Windows in the same time.

Above all of this Bio Linux 5.0 is FREE and you can download Bio Linux 5.0 from HERE

To access the NERC Environmental Bioinformatics Centre Homepage click HERE

If you already have an ubuntu system installed on your machine you can download Bio Linux 5.0 Packages from HERE and install them on your ubuntu, but i don't recommend that, because it takes more time and effort with less packages (Bio Perl, Bio Python...etc) not included in package repository, so the easy way is to download the full Bio Linux 5.0 and install it directly.

Any questions, please comment.