Computer set-up tips
You will bring your own laptop to this internship. It should meet these basic requirements:
- Hardware minimums: CPU 1 Ghz; 8Gb RAM.
- OS: Mac Sierra or later, Windows 7 or later, Linux (various).
- Wifi adapter
Required Installs 1-7
(plan for ~2 hours)
Install list:
(click on the links or images below for download locations)
1. MobaXterm (Windows Users Only. Mac or Linux users will use their native terminal)
- Download the "Home" "Installer" edition. Be careful not to install the portable or professional editions.
- Before installing, extract the installer zip folder to any location on your computer.
- Now run the installer and follow the prompts.
3. Log in to Logrus- see instructions below on this page
4. R (Latest Version for your OS)
5. RStudio
6. Integrated Genomics Viewer (IGV)
7. Pavian
- Follow the install instructions on Pavian's GitHub. This requires installs #5 and #6 to be complete. older R installs may not work.
Connecting to Logrus
On Mac or Linux
- Open a Terminal. On Mac, this is located by default in the utilities folder, inside the application folder. On Linux, this varies by distribution.
- Find the email Ethan has sent you with your login name and password.
- enter this command into the terminal: ssh -p 44111 [email protected] (replace username with your username, which will be the first letter of your first name, plus up to 7 letters of your last name.
On Windows
Follow These steps, also shown in screenshots below:
- Open MobaXterm
- Click "Session" in upper left
- Click "SSH" in the window that pops up
- enter:
- Host: gateway.training.ncgr.org
- specify username:
- Port: 44111
- click OK
- Password:
- MobaXterm will then ask if you want it to save your password, and if so will have you select a Master password. This can be anything you want and is up to you.
- After successfully logging in, you should see a command prompt similar to:
- [eprice@logrus ~]$
- If so, your next step is to change your password to one Ethan doesn't know.
- Enter: passwd
- Enter current password_ethan_sent_you
- Enter your very own new password.
- this times out after just 10-20 seconds. if it does, try again!
- it wants you to make a hard password with a symbol, letter, number, 8+ characters, not based on a dictionary word.
- If you forget your password, email [email protected] for a reset.