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24.09.2013

I released a new Linux version of Bio7 (64-bit only – see Screenshots below).

For an overview of the new features please read the release notes for Windows 1.7.0 and 1.7.1:

http://bio7.org/?p=2049

http://bio7.org/?p=2112

In addition some Linux specific improvements are embedded in this release.

Additional Linux features:

Rserve can be opened with a Gnome or xterm terminal

New silent Rserve connection (without the need to start xterm)

Improved Rserve shutdown

New option to open R plots with Inkscape (*.svg, *.eps)

New option to open *.pdf files with a specific reader

Added a Linux pseudo terminal (using bash) in the Bio7 console

Installation

For an installation simply extract the Bio7 *.zip file at your preferred location.

R

To use R within Bio7 you have to install R and the package Rserve from within R.

The paths to R have to be adjusted in the following Bio7 R preferences:

Preferences->Preferences Bio7

Preferences->Preferences Rserve

The default path to R on Linux is:

/usr/lib/R

Java

Bio7 Linux 1.7.1 comes with a bundled Jre (1.7.40) so you don’t have to install the latest Java.

The default reserved memory space for Java on the Linux OS is 1024mb.

A more detailed instruction can be found in the Bio7 documentation:

http://bio7.org/?page_id=10

Download

Bio7 1.7.1 for Linux can be downloaded here!