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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. 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!

  2. 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!