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# Computer model: an universal Turing machine
# Computer model: universal Turing machine
![width:20% height:20%](./img/lego_turing_machine.jpg)
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## Memory
### RAM (Random Access Memory)
![RAM](./img/Swissbit_2GB_PC2-5300U-555.jpg/220px-Swissbit_2GB_PC2-5300U-555.jpg)
![RAM](./img/220px-Swissbit_2GB_PC2-5300U-555.jpg)
### HDD (Hard Disk Drive) / SSD (Solid State Drive)
### HDD (Hard Disk Drive) / SSD (Solid-State Drive)
![HDD](./img/220px-Laptop-hard-drive-exposed.jpg)
![SSD](./img/220px-SSD_Samsung_960_PRO_512GB_-_front_and_back_-_2018-05-27.jpg)
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Advantages:
- Ability to use large disks partitions (over 2 TB) with a GUID Partition Table (GPT)
- Ability to use large-disk partitions (over 2 TB) with a GUID Partition Table (GPT)
- CPU-independent architecture
- CPU-independent drivers
- Flexible pre-OS environment, including network capability
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# GNU/Linux
Linux is the name of the Kernel which a software, to get a full OS, Linux is part of the [GNU Project](https://www.gnu.org/).
Linux is the name of the kernel which software, to get a full OS, Linux is part of the [GNU Project](https://www.gnu.org/).
The GNU with Richard Stallman introduced the notion of Free Software:
1. The freedom to run the program as you wish, for any purpose.
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![Richard Stallman](https://audio-video.gnu.org/video/TEDxGE2014_Stallman05_LQ.webm)
You can find a [list of software licences](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html)
You can find a [list of software licenses](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html)
# (First) step with GNU/Linux
You first need to connect to [https://biosphere.france-bioinformatique.fr/](https://biosphere.france-bioinformatique.fr/).
Go to [RAINBio the catalogue of Appliances](https://biosphere.france-bioinformatique.fr/catalogue/) and start the [UNIX Biocomputing](https://biosphere.france-bioinformatique.fr/catalogue/appliance/173/) appliance. An appliance is a virtual machine with preinstalled softwares.
Go to [RAINBio the catalogue of appliances](https://biosphere.france-bioinformatique.fr/catalogue/) and start the [UNIX Biocomputing](https://biosphere.france-bioinformatique.fr/catalogue/appliance/173/) appliance. An appliance is a virtual machine with preinstalled software.
Then go to the [myVM tab](https://biosphere.france-bioinformatique.fr/cloud/) and wait for your appliance to start.
Then click on the params link **Params** to get your login and password
Then click on the link **Params** to get your login and password.
![Params](ifb_params.png)
You can then open the **https** link.
And go the the next session [2 first steps in a terminal](2_first_steps_in_a_terminal.html)
And go to the next session [2 first steps in a terminal.](2_first_steps_in_a_terminal.html)
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