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Feb 8, 2013 Galaxy Distribution & News Brief

Complete News Brief

**Highlights:**
  • Improvements to our release process. Release tag must be used in the hg update command to upgrade. More at usegalaxy.org.
  • Tool Shed Complex repository dependencies are introduced, streamlining core dependency use across individual tools.
  • Also updated in the Tool Shed: multiple repository installation, dependency installation (when defined - see graphic on right for an example), and many usability enhancements and fixes.
  • New Bedgraph-to-bigwig tool plus Filter tool updated.
  • Workflows now include option to export an image and the core Framework now allows more unified reference genome usage and access.
  • Ten Community Pull-Requests incorporated, plus another contribution to the tool Shed, addressing general usability, API, tools, error handling, workflows, and more. Thanks!!
  • Review highlights from the latest monthly Galaxy Update newsletter and Galaxy Project Stats!
  • Plus bug fixes and related enhancements for visualizations, histories, workflows, and tools.

http://getgalaxy.org

http://bitbucket.org/galaxy/galaxy-dist

http://galaxy-dist.readthedocs.org

new:     $ hg clone https://bitbucket.org/galaxy/galaxy-dist#stable galaxy-dist

upgrade: $ hg pull 
         $ hg update release_2013.02.08

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