Installing BioperlInstalling Bioperl• Perl and BioPerl are both open source

projects

• Can be obtained for free via the Internet

• Both work on all major platforms (Windows, Linux, Mac OSX)

Installing on WindowsInstalling on Windows1. Obtain and install ActivePerl from

Activestate1. http://activestate.com/Products/ActivePerl

2. Open the Perl Package Manager1. Open a command prompt (Start->Run)2. Type C:\>ppm and run it

3. Add repositories1. >ppm> rep add Bribes

http://www.Bribes.org/perl/ppm

Installing on WindowsInstalling on Windows4. Search for BioPerl

1. ppm> search Bioperl

5. This returns a numbered list of packages1. ppm> install <number>

2. Where <number> is the number of the desired version

Installing on Installing on Linux/Unix/MacLinux/Unix/Mac

1. These platforms probably already have Perl installed

2. Download the latest release of BioPerl1. http://bioperl.org/DIST/

3. Uncompress the downloaded files1. >gunzip bioperl-1.5.2_102.tar.gz

2. >tar xvf bioperl-1.5.2_102.tar

3. >cd bioperl-1.5.2_102

Installing on Installing on Linux/Unix/MacLinux/Unix/Mac

4. Build BioPerl1. >perl Build.PL

2. >Build test

5. This may fail some tests. A few failed tests may not affect your usage.

6. Install BioPerl1. >./Build install