BioArchLinux : bioinformatics community with Arch Linux

BioArchLinux is a community for biologists and a repository of bioinformatics software for ArchLinux and Arch Linux-based Linux distributions. The repository is maintained using the Lilacpython tool and archrepo2, which can auto-update each package's version based on upstreamreleases and auto-generate the repository database. At present, the BioArchLinux repositorycontains more than 3,700 bioinformatics packages including their dependencies.BioArchLinux, in line with the rolling release philosophy of Arch Linux, always provides the latestversions of open-source packages, thus providing more accurate results for biological research. It isunnecessary for users to manually locate the package version upstream, download new packagesfrom a webpage or even compile packages from source code. Furthermore, the repository provides,where possible, a DOI in each package description. This makes it easy for users to find out moreabout each package’s use and methodology, and to quickly identify appropriate citations whenpreparing publications.Since December 2021, a small team of contributors from five countries maintain and continuallyexpand the repository.BioArchLinux is a community for biologists and a repository of bioinformatics software for ArchLinux and Arch Linux-based Linux distributions. The repository is maintained using the Lilacpython tool and archrepo2, which can auto-update each package's version based on upstreamreleases and auto-generate the repository database. At present, the BioArchLinux repositorycontains more than 3,700 bioinformatics packages including their dependencies.BioArchLinux, in line with the rolling release philosophy of Arch Linux, always provides the latestversions of open-source packages, thus providing more accurate results for biological research. It isunnecessary for users to manually locate the package version upstream, download new packagesfrom a webpage or even compile packages from source code. Furthermore, the repository provides,where possible, a DOI in each package description. This makes it easy for users to find out moreabout each package’s use and methodology, and to quickly identify appropriate citations whenpreparing publications.Since December 2021, a small team of contributors from five countries maintain and continuallyexpand the repository.C