BLAST (Basic Local Alignment Search Tool) is an algorithm for comparing primary biological sequence information, such as the amino-acid sequences of different proteins or the nucleotides of DNA sequences. A BLAST search enables a researcher to compare a query sequence with a library or database of sequences, and identify library sequences that resemble the query sequence above a certain threshold.
See versions which are available:
$ module avail blast
Load one version into your environment and run it:
$ module load blast/2.14.1+ $ blastn -h
Notes from the sysadmin during installation:
$ cd /tmp $ wget https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/blast/executables/blast+/2.14.1/ncbi-blast-2.14.1+-x64-linux.tar.gz $ tar xf ncbi-blast-2.14.1+-x64-linux.tar.gz $ sudo cp -r ncbi-blast-2.14.1+ /export/apps/blast/2.14.1+