News:Linux for Biologists e-book (free to read online)
Hi all, I wrote this book for students and researchers in biological sciences who are new to Linux. I believe some topics discussed might be useful for beginners in Bioinformatics as well.
Outline of contents:
Getting started with Linux
- What is Linux
- Running a Linux virtual machine
- The desktop
- Available software
- Files and directories
Getting software on Linux
- The quick and easy method
- Python packages
- Perl modules
- R packages
- Conda packages
- Debian Packages
Using the Linux command line
- Shell and Terminal
- Commands — an overview
- Other useful commands
- Editing text files using nano
- Exercise — using the command-line
- Notes
Getting started with Galaxy
- Why use Galaxy?
- Running Galaxy on your computer
- Register a user account
- Grant administrator privileges for user
Documentation
- Managing references using Zotero
- Creating a notebook using Zim
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