ACeDB - Installation

The generic implementation of ACeDB is monstrous, covering hundreds of megabytes of images and text, with dozens of kinds of objects. To make it easier to set up a database for your own lab, I have repackaged a minimal set of files and directories that are simpler to install and modify on your own, and require only a few Mb.

BIRCH users at the Univ. of Manitoba can skip this page.

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If are not already familiar with what ACeDB is and how it works, you should really go through one of the tutorials BEFORE trying to install this package.

I recommend
Tutorial Introduction to ACEDB
by Bruno Gaëta Australian National Genomic Information Service

Now, you are ready to install ACeDB.

    Install the sample database


    Download the sample ACeDB database (ftp://ftp.cc.umanitoba.ca/psgendb/labace.tar.Z, 587k)

    Uncompress the file:

    uncompress labace.tar.Z
    Unarchive the .tar file:
    tar xvf labace.tar
    This will create a directory called 'labace', containing the following files and subdirectories:
    drwx------ 2 psgendb psgendb    512 Jun 12 11:16 bin/
    drwx------ 2 psgendb psgendb    512 Jun 12 11:16 database/
    -rw------- 1 psgendb psgendb 155115 Jun 12 11:12 sample.ace
    drwx------ 3 psgendb psgendb    512 Jun 12 09:41 externalFiles/
    drwx------ 2 psgendb psgendb    512 Jun 12 10:18 wspec/

    Download the ACeDB executables

    If a copy of xace is already on your system in a world-readable directory, skip this step. BIRCH users at the Univ. of Manitoba, THIS MEANS YOU!

    Download the Solaris2 executable files (ftp://ftp.cc.umanitoba.ca/psgendb/labace.bin.solaris.tar.Z, 2.6Mb)

    Uncompress the file:

    uncompress labace.bin.solairs.tar.Z
    Unarchive the .tar file:
    tar xvf labace.bin.solaris.tar
    This will create a directory called 'labace.bin', containing the following executable files:
    -rwx------   1 psgendb  psgendb  1115432 Jun 12 18:34 tace*
    -rwx------   1 psgendb  psgendb  4054312 Jun 12 18:34 xace*
    Move these files to a directory that is readable by all your intended users. That could be labace/bin, or some other directory in which

    If you are not on a Sun Solaris 2 system, you must download the executbles from other ACeDB sites. The only files you need are xace and tace. The Download the whole .tar.Z file, copy these files to a world-readable directory, and delete all the rest of the files and directories.

    Download ACeDB for all platforms.( http://ars-genome.cornell.edu/acedocs/acedbfaq.html#sources)

    Set up the sample lab database

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