Software Configuration

Software and Configuration for PCs in Seaver 120

Browsers

• Latest Update for Mozilla FireFox (40.0.2 or higher)
  • Options set to default downloads to Desktop and to ask each time a file is downloaded
    • Go to the Options menu, General options
    • First, under the "Downloads" section, next to "Save files to" click the "Browse" button, select the Desktop, and click the OK button.
    • Second, click the radio button next to "Always ask me where to save files"

• Latest update for Google Chrome (Version 44.0.2403.157 m or higher)
  • Options set to default downloads to Desktop and to ask each time a file is downloaded
    • Go to Settings page, click on link to "Show advanced settings"
    • First, under the "Downloads" section, click the "Change..." button, select the Desktop, and click the OK button.
    • Second, check the box next to "Ask where to save each file before downloading"

General Utilities Need for Course

• 7-zip
  • Download page
• PuTTY
  • Download page
  • For Windows on Intel x86 putty.exe

Software Required for Final Project

Required for Gene Database Exports, Quality Assurance, Data Analysis

• PostgreSQL 9.4 (configured to save databases in thawspace, as per Dondi's instructions)
  • Download page
  • Version 9.4.4, Win x86-64
• Java JDK 1.8 64-bit
  • Download page
  • File to download is: jdk-8u60-windows-x64.exe
• GenMAPP 2.1
  • Download page
  • Installer is "GenMAPPv2Setup.exe"
    • Do not check for updates or download databases during installation (server no longer exists)
    • Run GenMAPP for the first time to go through the configuration
    • Go to Tools > Options > Other, uncheck box for "Automatically check for program updates"
• firstobject XML editor
  • Download page
  • 2.4.2.431 installer (624k) 23-Apr-2011

Required for Changes to Code

• Eclipse
  • Eclipse IDE for Java Developers download page
  • Eclipse IDE for Java EE Developers Version download page (This comes with more pre-installed tools—recommended only if you are interested in using Eclipse beyond this course)
• git
  • GUI version preinstalled with Eclipse; standalone version available here
  • Mac OS X users may also acquire git via Apple’s Command Line Tools package (registration required but free)
• Ant
  • GUI version also available with Eclipse; standalone download available here

Set Windows to View File Extensions

• The Windows 7 operating systems defaults to hiding file extensions. To turn them back on, do the following:
  1. Go to the Start menu and select "Control Panel".
  2. In the window that appears, search for "Folder Options" in the search field in the upper right hand corner.
  3. Click on "Folder Options" in the main window.
  4. When the Folder Options window appears, click on the View tab.
  5. Uncheck the box for "Hide extensions for known file types".
  6. Click the OK button.