Hi All,
For people who are into life science research / bioinformatics, there are a few
good linux distros available. I will be trying these out in the coming days and
will keep posting my experiences. These are:

1. DNALinux
DNALinux is a is a SLAX-based Linux distribution with bioinformatics software
pre-installed. DNA and protein sequence manipulation software is included. Like
EMBOSS, Primer3, ClustalW, T-Coffe and others.
Website: http://www.dnalinux.com/

2. BioBrew Linux
BioBrew Linux is an open source Linux distribution based on the NPACI Rocks
(www.rocksclusters.org) cluster software and enhanced for bioinformaticists and
life scientists. While it looks, feels, and operates like ordinary Red Hat
Linux, BioBrew Linux includes popular cluster software e.g. MPICH, LAM-MPI, PVM,
Modules, PVFS, Myrinet GM, Sun Grid Engine, gcc, Ganglia, and Globus, *and*
popular bioinformatics software e.g. the NCBI toolkit, BLAST, mpiBLAST, HMMER,
ClustalW, GROMACS, PHYLIP, WISE, FASTA, and EMBOSS. It runs on everything from
notebook computers to large clusters.
Website: http://bioinformatics.org/biobrew/

3. Bio-Linux
Bio-Linux provides both standard and cutting edge bioinformatics tools on a
Linux base. It is powerful, configurable and easy to maintain. Bio-Linux has
been customised for ease of use and provides an ideal system for scientists
handling and analysing biological data. Bio-Linux also comes with many
development tools, providing a solid base for bioinformatics software
development. It can also be easily deployed as a computer cluster. As of version
4.0, Bio-Linux is based on the Debian GNU/Linux distribution.
Bioinformatics-related customisations include the inclusion of a large number of
bioinformatics programs and programming libraries, the addition of graphical
menus for much of the bioinformatics software, and links from the desktop to key
documentation and applications. The system also includes a comprehensive,
categorised and searchable documentation system for bioinformatics software.

4. Bioknoppix
The University of Puerto Rico High Performance Computing facility (HPCf) and the
Puerto Rico Biomedical Research Infrastructure Network (BRIN-PR) have release
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 are EMBOSS 2.8.0, jemboss, artemis,
clustal, Cn3D, ImageJ, BioPython, Rasmol, Bioperl, Bioconductor
Website: http://bioknoppix.hpcf.upr.edu/

-Tarun

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