QIIME Virtual Box

What is QIIME Virtual Box ?

Because of the ‘pipeline’ nature of QIIME, there are many external dependencies and installation can therefore be a challenge. The QIIME Virtual Box should get around that problem, and is a fully functional environment for analyzing microbial community surveys and visualizing results.
The QIIME Virtual Box is a virtual machine based on Ubuntu Linux which comes pre-packaged with QIIME’s dependencies. This is the fastest way to get up-and-running with QIIME, and is useful for small analyses (approximately up to a full 454 run); and testing QIIME to determine if it meets your needs before investing time in installing it, for example, in your cluster environment.