QUAST (QUality ASsessment Tool) evaluates genome assemblies by computing various metrics.

• Latest Version: 3.0
• Added: September, 2014
• Updated: July, 2015
• Link: http://quast.sourceforge.net/quast

See versions of quast which are available:

$ module avail quast

Notes from the sysadmin during installation:

$ wget "http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/quast/quast-3.0.tar.gz?r=http%3A%2F%2Fsourceforge.net%2Fprojects%2Fquast%2Ffiles%2F&ts=1437982260&use_mirror=liquidtelecom" -O quast-3.0.tar.gz
$ tar -xvf quast-3.0.tar.gz
$ sudo mkdir -p /export/apps/quast/3.0
$ sudo cp -rv quast-3.0/* /export/apps/quast/3.0
$ sudo chown -R joguya:joguya /export/apps/quast/3.0
$ cd /export/apps/quast/3.0
$ module load python/2.7.8
$ cd libs/MUMmer3.23-linux
$ make
$ cd -
$ ./metaquast.py --test
$ sudo chown -R root:root /export/apps/quast/3.0

After loading the module, consult the built-in help:

$ metaquast.py --help