Setting up a new Ubuntu workstation for Bioinformatics

  • 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.
  • Install Sublime text and add license.
  • Enable minimize on click for applications on launcher.
  • Download and install FileZilla.
  • Install R and Rstudio.
  • Set Firefox to open new tabs to the far right. Follow this tutorial.