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Description: The tutorials found here involve running bioinformatics tools and writing computer code. You will

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# Getting your environment setup

The tutorials found here involve running bioinformatics tools and writing computer code. You will need an appropriate setup to run them - including:

- A computer.
- Some software.
- Some basic coding skills.

A computing environment for science is a dynamic thing, but these pages will outline how to set up a basic environment suitable for running the tutorials. Follow them if you don't know where to start.

## Bits and pieces​

- Getting a UNIX terminal set up
- Getting a CONDA environment setup
- Getting R and RStudio
- Getting a python environment setup
- Other languages