A bioinformatics-centric distribution based on Ubuntu LTS, with a public repository of pre-compiled bioinformatics packages in DEB format. Over 100 packages including BLAST+, EMBOSS, Qiime, Mothur, Ampliconnoise.
BIOKNOPPIX is a live distribution of the Linux operating system that can be run from a CD drive (see also KNOPPIX). BIOKNOPPIX is loaded with bioinformatics applications.
Knoppix is a GNU/Linux distribution that boots and runs completely from cd. It includes recent linux software and desktop environments, with programs such as OpenOffice.org, Abiword, The Gimp, Konqueror, Mozilla, and hundreds of other quality open source programs.
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VLinux is a bootable Linux distribution based on Knoppix. It does not require installation, and contains several bioinformatics software packages including EMBOSS, Phylip, ClustalX, HMMER and Rasmol.