EMBOSS Administrator's Guide
Bioinformatics Software Management

The official and definitive guide to EMBOSS installation and maintenance, containing step-by-step instructions with real-world examples.

Alan J. Bleasby (Author), Jon C. Ison (Author), Peter M. Rice (Author)

9780521188159, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 16 June 2011

174 pages, 5 tables
24.5 x 17.3 x 0.8 cm, 0.35 kg

The European Molecular Biology Open Software Suite (EMBOSS) is a high quality package of open source software tools for molecular biology. It includes over 200 applications integrated with a range of popular third party software packages under a consistent and powerful command line interface. The tools are available from a wide range of graphical interfaces, including easy to use web interfaces and powerful workflow software. The EMBOSS Administrator's Guide is the official, definitive and comprehensive guide to EMBOSS installation and maintenance: • Find all the information needed to configure, install and maintain EMBOSS, including recent additions for version 6.2 • Step-by-step instructions with real-world examples - saves readers time and helps them avoid the pitfalls on all the common platforms • In-depth reference to database configuration - learn how to set up and use databases under EMBOSS • Includes EMBOSS Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) with answers - quickly find solutions to common problems

Acknowledgements
Preface
1. Conventions
2. Welcome to the EMBOSS administrator's manual
3. Building EMBOSS
4. Building EMBASSY
5. Building Jemboss
6. Databases
7. Resources
8. Frequently asked questions (FAQ).

Subject Areas: Computer science [UY], Molecular biology [PSD], Genetics [non-medical PSAK]