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====== rmblast ======
RMBlast is a RepeatMasker compatible version of the standard NCBI BLAST suite. The primary difference between this distribution and the NCBI distribution is the addition of a new program "rmblastn" for use with RepeatMasker and RepeatModeler.

===== Information =====

  * Version: 2.11.0
  * Added: February, 2015
  * Updated: March, 2021
  * Link: http://repeatmasker.org/RMBlast.html

===== Usage =====

See versions of rmblast which are available:
<code>$ module avail rmblast</code>

Load one version into your environment and run it:
<code>$ module load rmblast/2.11.0
$ blastn</code>

===== Installation ======
Notes from the sysadmin during installation:

<code>$ cd /tmp
$ wget http://www.repeatmasker.org/rmblast-2.11.0+-x64-linux.tar.gz
$ tar xf rmblast-2.11.0+-x64-linux.tar.gz
$ sudo cp -r rmblast-2.11.0 /export/apps/rmblast/2.11.0</code>