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A Guide to the Anaconda `defaults` channel
Anaconda Inc. (the company) has begun to threaten legal action against against commercial companies and has also advised non-profits to purchase licenses to the Anaconda software/distribution channels. While the situation is being resolved, some institutions have blocked the
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Pixi basics
Recently I had an issue where Conda was no longer a viable solution for my day to day. Namely 1) the defaults channel was becoming a for-pay model and 2) the actual site anaconda.org was being blocked at work.
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Debugging a Bioconda build - a reference guide
In the third part of this three part guide, we will go through an (opinionated) approach to debug a Bioconda recipe or build.
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Updating bioinformatic software on Bioconda - a reference guide
In this second part of a three part guide, this post aims to provide an (opinionated) guide on how to update an existing tool or package that is already on Bioconda.
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Adding bioinformatic software to Bioconda - a reference guide
In this first part of a three part guide, this post aims to provide an (opinionated) guide to adding a tool or package to Bioconda.
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What does it take to switch over to BAM from FASTQ?
uBAM is a strictly better storage format for your sequencing data, and you should switch to it today.
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Interactive bioinformatics
This blog was inspired by a question on gamification of bioinformatics. So buckle up as we look at a wide range of very cool educational tools and projects!
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A bioinformatician's guide to serovars and antigenic formulae in Salmonella
In the post, I will describe the basics of Salmonella serovar nomenclature. This post will act as a primer for bioinformaticians starting to work with Salmonella genomes, who are often at a loss.
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An ideal setup for a multi-user conda installation
Conda and Bioconda have become crucial tools in most bioinformatician’s toolkit. It is often used to install applications and create reproducible software environments containing multiple programs on their system or a compute cluster.
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Welcome to the µbinfie blog
The µbinfie group has setup this blog to help us come together as a community and write down some of the wonderful information we discuss and would otherwise forget about or lose track of. Here we plan to highlight great discussions we see between members.
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