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Scripting a DNA sequence viewer

By Bob Mesibov 08/11/2016 Tutorials

SANITY WARNING: Please don't read this article unless you're a compulsive shell scripter, like me. Seriously. There are some excellent FOSS sequence viewers in the distro repositories, with great GUIs and lots of features. Why would you want to build a less capable viewer that only works in a…

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LMDE (Linux Mint Debian Edition) 7 Is Now Available for Download

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LibreOffice 25.8.2 Office Suite Is Now Available for Download with 70 Bug Fixes

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KDE Gear 25.08.2 Rolls Out with More Improvements for Your Favorite KDE Apps

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