tRNAScan-SE v2.0

tRNAScan-SE v2.0 (Chan & Lowe, 2019) is used to evaluate tRNA features when importing data into the database.

MacOS and Ubuntu installation

1. Open a Terminal window and start the Conda environment:

   > conda activate pdm_utils
   (pdm_utils)>
   

2. The most straightforward option is to use Conda to install tRNAscan-SE:

   (pdm_utils)> conda install -c bioconda trnascan-se -y
   

3. Test whether tRNAscan-SE has been successfully installed:

   (pdm_utils)> tRNAscan-SE -h
   

If successful, a detailed description of the software’s options should be displayed.

If unsuccessful, an error message should be displayed, such as:

-bash: tRNAscan-SE: command not found