Software installation
Windows
Ask the JAX IT Service Desk to download and install MobaXterm or PuTTY.
macOS
The default shell in all versions of macOS is Bash, so no need to install anything. You access Bash from the Terminal (found in /Applications/Utilities).
Package installation
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Connect to your RStudio instance, a URL in the form http://XX.XX.XXX.XXX:XXXX.
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Install
AnnotationHubandrtracklayerby copying and pasting the following code in the R console.
BiocManager::install("AnnotationHub")
BiocManager::install("rtracklayer")
Project organization
Create a new results folder to hold results.
dir.create("./results")
Project download
If you want to download your work at the end of the course, connect to your instance through the Terminal app on a Mac or Mobaxterm or PuTTy if you’re using Windows. In any case the user name and password are the same.
user name: eqtl
password: eqtl2022
You will be assigned your own unique IP address for your instance. This IP address will be in the form XX.XX.XXX.XX, with the Xs replaced by digits.
In the Terminal app, type
ssh eqtl@yourIPaddress
eqtl@yourIPaddress's password: eqtl2022