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== Package repositories ==
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Many Linux packages are compatible with [[Mac OS X]] and there are several projects which attempt to make it easy to install selected Linux packages (including bioinformatics software) on a computer running Mac OS X. (source?)▼
Package repositories are generally specific to the distribution of Linux the bioinformatician is using. A number of Linux variants are prevalent in bioinformatics work. [[Fedora (operating system)|Fedora]] is a freely-distributed version of the commercial [[Red Hat]] system. Red Hat is widely used in the corporate world as they offer commercial support and training packages. Fedora Core is a community supported derivative of Red Hat and is popular amongst those who like Red Hat's system but don't require commercial support. Many users of bioinformatics applications have produced [[RPM Package Manager|RPMs]] (Red Hat's package format) designed to work with Fedora, which you can potentially also install on [[Red Hat Enterprise Linux]] systems. Other distributions such as [[Mandriva]] and [[SUSE Linux|SUSE]] use RPMs, so these packages may also work on these distributions.▼
=== BioArchLinux ===
[https://github.com/BioArchLinux/Packages BioArchLinux repository] contain more than 3,770 packages for Arch Linux and Arch Linux based distribution.
=== Debian ===
[[Debian]] is another very popular [[Linux distribution]] in use in many academic institutions, and some bioinformaticians have made their own software packages available for this distribution in the [[deb (file format)|deb]] format.
▲Package repositories are generally specific to the distribution of Linux the bioinformatician is using. A number of Linux variants are prevalent in bioinformatics work. [[Fedora (operating system)|Fedora]] is a freely-distributed version of the commercial [[Red Hat]] system. Red Hat is widely used in the corporate world as they offer commercial support and training packages. Fedora Core is a community supported derivative of Red Hat and is popular amongst those who like Red Hat's system but don't require commercial support. Many users of bioinformatics applications have produced [[RPM Package Manager|RPMs]] (Red Hat's package format) designed to work with Fedora, which you can potentially also install on [[Red Hat Enterprise Linux]] systems. Other distributions such as [[Mandriva]] and [[SUSE Linux|SUSE]] use RPMs, so these packages may also work on these distributions.
=== Slackware ===
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▲=== Apple/Mac ===
▲Many Linux packages are compatible with [[Mac OS X]] and there are several projects which attempt to make it easy to install selected Linux packages (including bioinformatics software) on a computer running Mac OS X. (source?)
== Live DVDs/CDs ==
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