MrBayes is a program for Bayesian inference and model choice across a wide range of phylogenetic and evolutionary models. MrBayes uses Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) methods to estimate the posterior distribution of model parameters.

• Version: 3.2.7a
• Added: August, 2014
• Updated: September, 2023
• Link: https://nbisweden.github.io/MrBayes/index.html

See which versions are available:

$ module avail mrbayes

Load one version into your environment and run it:

$ module load mrbayes/3.2.7a
$ mb

Notes from the sysadmin during installation.

$ cd /tmp
$ wget https://github.com/NBISweden/MrBayes/archive/v3.2.7a.tar.gz
$ tar xf v3.2.7a.tar.gz 
$ cd MrBayes-3.2.7a
$ ./configure --prefix=/export/apps/mrbayes/3.2.7a
$ make
$ sudo mkdir -p /export/apps/mrbayes/3.2.7a
$ sudo chown aorth /export/apps/mrbayes/3.2.7a
$ make install
$ sudo chown -R root:root /export/apps/mrbayes/3.2.7a