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# Setting up a new Ubuntu workstation for Bioinformatics
- URL: https://bioinformatics.ghost.io/setting-up-new-ubuntu-workstation/
- Published: 2017-12-15T01:05:27.000Z
- Updated: 2017-12-15T01:05:27.000Z
- Author: Aarthi Ramakrishnan
- Tags: programming, #Import 2026-08-27 15:34

- Add the following to \~/.bash\_profile:

`alias rm='rm -i'`

- set aliases for various servers you use. For example:

`alias minerva='ssh -l ramaka02 minerva.hpc.mssm.edu'`

- Set up back up of computer onto a server using crontab.
- Download and install [Anaconda](https://www.anaconda.com/download/?ref=bioinformatics.ghost.io#linux).
- Install [Sublime text](https://www.sublimetext.com/?ref=bioinformatics.ghost.io) and add license.
- Enable minimize on click for applications on launcher.
- Download and install FileZilla.
- Install [R and Rstudio](https://linuxconfig.org/rstudio-on-ubuntu-18-04-bionic-beaver-linux?ref=bioinformatics.ghost.io).
- Set Firefox to open new tabs to the far right. Follow [this](https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/971529?ref=bioinformatics.ghost.io) tutorial.