First, always check if the tool is already available on the server. On TACC, you can use
module spider <partoftoolname>
to check if it exists.You may need to load the biocontainers module and then type module spider <partoftoolname> to find modules that are containerized as part of biocontainer.
Installing through Conda
On the tool website, look for conda installation. Python package are parceled up as conda packages that can be installed with one command:
conda install <toolname>
Installing from Binary files
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- download the version that has been compiled for your server's operating system.
- move it to the server
- Open it (untar and/or unzip)
- Look for the executable file in the directory that is created
- Consider adding the path to the executable to your PATH variable.
Installing from Source files
Source files are the trickiest to install, although they are necessary to use whenever a program has not been compiled specifically for your version of the operating system.
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