Data & Setup

Data

The data used in these materials is provided as a zip file. Download and unzip the folder to your Desktop to follow along with the materials.

You can also download the data from the terminal using the following commands:

cd ~/Desktop
wget -O data-shell.zip "https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/tnlv39c7tummmgfgus9ke/AKcdC6Cw26JFsbkWZV9nsRE?rlkey=go3spp4tabdzkbp60gh481l10&st=mn62c73t&dl=1"
unzip data-shell.zip

Software

Unix Terminal

To get ready for our workshop please download and setup the MobaXterm application:

  • Go the the MobaXterm download page.
  • Download the Portable edition (blue button).
  • Unzip the file and copy the folder to a convenient location, such as your Desktop.
  • Open the folder and double-click the executable file called MobaXterm_Personal_XX.X.exe.
    • If asked “Do you want to allow public and private networks to access this app?” press Allow.
  • Click on Start local terminal.
  • Type the command apt install nano, then type y (“yes”), followed by y again.
    • A progress message should print on the screen as an additional application is installed
  • Once finished, you can close MobaXterm.

For more advanced usage see the “Unix on Windows” appendix.

Mac OS already has a terminal available.
Press ⌘ + space to open spotlight search and type “terminal”.

Optionally, if you would like a terminal with more modern features, we recommend installing iTerm2.ss

macOS permissions

If you get the following error when you run the command ls from the terminal:

ls: .: operation not permitted

Then, follow these instructions to enable access to your filesystem.

Linux distributions already have a terminal available.
On Ubuntu you can press Ctrl + Alt + T to open it.