[BiO BB] doubt!!!
Dr. Christoph Gille
christoph.gille at charite.de
Thu Aug 18 11:07:55 EDT 2005
Most Bioinformatics software is developed
with the GNU tools like GNU C++ and GCC
If you are working usually with Windows I would not recommend to change
entirely to Linux but to install Cygwin.
If you have Mac you can install Xcode.
Also have a look at
http://www.charite.de/bioinf/strap/
which facilitates the installation and usage of many Bioinformatic
tools under all OS including Windows.
Also check bioknoppix
Advantages of Linux: stable, multitasking, compatibility, comfortable
software installation, and sufficient performance even under less powerful
computers
Disadvantage: Difficult installation of special hardware like 3d acceleration
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