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Specialized Knoppixes for Fun and Profit

Posted by michael on from the can't-eat-just-one dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The University of Puerto Rico High Performance Computing facility (HPCf) and the Puerto Rico Biomedical Research Infrastructure Network (BRIN-PR) are pleased to announce the release of bioknoppix. bioknoppix is a live CD linux, based on KNOPPIX, and specialized to include tools for bioinformatics. bioknoppix does not need to be installed on your computer, making it a perfect tool for workshops and demos. Some of the software included in the 0.3 release: EMBOSS 2.8.0, jemboss, artemis, clustal, Cn3D, ImageJ, BioPython, Rasmol, Bioperl, Bioconductor. For more information please see the bioknoppix home page." Reader Tussinator wrote in about a new release of ClusterKnoppix.

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  1. KnoppMyth is cool by maharg · · Score: 4, Informative

    http://mysettopbox.tv/knoppmyth.html

    --

    $ strings FTP.EXE | grep Copyright
    @(#) Copyright (c) 1983 The Regents of the University of California.
  2. Knoppix remastering made easy. by khasim · · Score: 5, Informative

    http://www.knoppix.net/docs/index.php/KnoppixRemas teringHowto

    Build it the way you want and burn it!

    Don't forget to grab an inexpensive USB memory toy and you have it all!

  3. Mod parent up. by khasim · · Score: 4, Informative

    With Knoppix, as long as you can boot the CD, you have all the applications you need, pre-installed, pre-configured, pre-tested, pre-EVERYTHING.

    It's all about the apps.

    (and a rock solid OS to run the apps on)

  4. Re:Lovely ideea, but... by ibm5_25 · · Score: 3, Informative
    Check out Damn Small Linux [DSL] at
    • http://www.damnsmalllinux.org
      • It's under 50 mb and perfect for carrying with you.
  5. Getting to be a crowded market: by dan+dan+the+dna+man · · Score: 4, Informative

    Bio-Linux
    BioBrew
    DNALinux

    I'm a developer for one of the above projects. Competition is interesting.

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    I don't read your sig, why do you read mine?
  6. It's Knoppixe by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    Sorry to put you down. But my vote, as native german speaker, goes to "Knoppixe".
    The "e" is pronounced as a schwa vovel. Plus the "K" is not silent!

  7. Here's how to do something similar for Windows! by WhoDaresWins · · Score: 3, Informative

    If any of you were wondering how to do something similar with Windows then now you can! I realise that this being slashdot there are going to be flames about why would you do this etc? For the simple reason that not all porgrams are available on Linux.

    Anyway coming back to the topic of how to do this for Windows. Well first of all there is this thing called Windows PE (Pre-installtion Environment) which is basically a Microsoft created bootable Windows CD for computer OEMs. Its basically a very stripped down version of Windows XP (or Win2K3) with just a command prompt and the ability to run some simple GUI programs. But this WinPE is normally only available to OEMs and system builders (but it isn't hard to find online retailers for it). However WinPE isn't very useful from a full usable system point of view. So someone has come up with a way to make your own customized WinPE like bootable Windows CD. All you need is the instructions and your own Windows CD to do it. Here's where you can find more information -

    Bart's Preinstalled Environment (BartPE) bootable live windows CD/DVD