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kemboss - Linux/Unix installation

If You have not already done so, You first should install the EMBOSS programs. You can either download the sources from ftp://emboss.open-bio.org/pub/EMBOSS/ and compile the programs from scratch, or You download an EMBOSS rpm package, for example from http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/sir_tobe/ .

Installing kemboss binaries:

There are rpm packages available at http://www.tobias-schwarz.net/kemboss.html for a variety of Linux / Unix distributions. If You don't use a package manager, You alternatively can download the .tar.gz file and unpack the content. You for example can move the kemboss binary to /usr/local/bin and the other files to /usr/local/shared . The Qt libraries are not included in the download package, as most modern Linux / Unix distributions already contain them.
When You run kemboss for the first time, the program will try to find the EMBOSS binaries and will display a message if it fails to do so. If that happens or anything doesn't work as expected, You should first check the kemboss settings using the configuration dialog.

Compiling from source:

To be able to compile kemboss You must have a suitable compiler and the Nokia Qt development tools version 4.3 or later installed on Your system. If Your Linux / Unix distribution doesn't already contain them, You can download Qt from http://qt.nokia.com/.
Then download the kemboss sources from http://www.tobias-schwarz.net/kemboss.html and unpack them.
Open a command prompt and move to the kemboss 'src/dialogs' folder (e.g. 'cd /home/bio/kemboss-1.0/src/dialogs'). Type 'qmake' (or 'qmake-qt4' depending on Your system). When qmake has finished type 'make'. To install the compiled libraries type 'install'.
After the libraries are built and installed move one folder upward (e.g. 'cd ../') to the 'src' folder. Again type 'qmake' followed by 'make'. To install the compiled binary and the data files type 'install'.
The kemboss binary will be copied to '/usr/local/bin', the other required files to '/etc/kemboss' and '/usr/local/shared/kemboss'. The kemboss settings will be saved under '.kemboss' in the users home directory.

If You encounter problems installing kemboss or have any question / suggestion, please send an email to mail@tobias-schwarz.net.