Compiling and Installing FastQC

Procedure

1. Use PuTTY to log in to the server as the root user.
2. Run the following command to create a main program installation directory:

   mkdir -p /path/to/FASTQC

3. Run the following command to copy the installation package to the main program installation directory:

   cp fastqc_v0.11.9.zip /path/to/FASTQC

4. Run the following command to go to the main program installation directory:

   cd /path/to/FASTQC

5. Run the following command to decompress the FastQC installation package:

   unzip fastqc_v0.11.9.zip

6. Run the following command to switch to the directory generated after the package is decompressed:

   cd FastQC

7. Run the following command to configure the address displayed on the GUI:

   export DISPLAY=IP address of the server that can be connected to the PC:0.0

8. Run the following command to check whether the fastqc script is available:

   chmod +755 fastqc
   ./fastqc

   Figure 1 shows an example of the test result:

   Figure 1 Result example
   
   

   On a non-Windows 7 OS, skip 7 and 8.