Communal Software
Introduction
Communal CBCB software is installed in
/fs/sz-user-supported/
There are two primary subdirectories which differ by architecture. For the most part, 32bit software is installed in
/fs/sz-user-supported/Linux-i686/
while 64bit software is installed in
/fs/sz-user-supported/Linux-x86_64/
The appropriate subdirectory is typically dynamically chosen by embedding
/fs/sz-user-supported/`uname`-`uname -m`
in a user's path variables in their bashrc file.
Installing software to these directories and updating a user's path can be tricky. For this reason, many users choose to maintain specialty software in personal directories.
Carl's World
In an attempt to solve many software installation related headaches for his lab members, Carl Kingsford has created an alternate environment called "Carl's World" which contains many programs and modules frequently used by his lab members. Little else is known about Carl's World, but rumor has it that if you ask nicely, he will let you in. It is important to note that Carl's World is designed and maintained specifically for use by Carl's lab members, and there are therefore many common and useful software packages not included in Carl's World. It may therefore be necessary to modify YOUR OWN bashrc file once you have joined, but be warned that attempting to modify Carl's World itself is a sure way to lose your membership.
Planned Maintenance (Summer 2010)
The Pop lab is currently planning to update much of the communal software installed in sz-user-supported over the Summer of 2010. So far this list includes:
- AMOS -- Already installed
- blastall 2.2.23 -- May not be worth upgrading from 2.2.18. Will look at release notes.
- HMMer3 -- Installed.
- PERL -- May attempt to standardize default version across servers.
- Python -- May attempt to standardize default version across servers.
Please feel free to contact Ted Gibbons at tgibbons@umd.edu to make suggestions or express concerns about tampering with the communal software installations and the corresponding paths in the communal CBCB bashrc file.