NCBI provides wwwblast packages for a variety of computer platforms. Platforms currently supported are summarized below. These packages are available as wwwblast-initialed archives from: ftp://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/blast/executables/LATEST/.
| Table 2. Platforms with available wwwblast support | |
| Platform OS | Binary archive name |
|---|---|
| Axp64 running Tru64 OS from Compaq | wwwblast-#-axp64-tru64.tar.gz |
| 32 bits Pentium/AMD running freeBSD OS | wwwblast-#-ia32-freebsd.tar.gz |
| 32 bits Pentium/AMD running Linux OS | wwwblast-#-ia32-linux.tar.gz |
| 32 bits Pentium/AMD Solaris OS | wwwblast-#-ia32-solaris*.tar.gz |
| 64 bits Itanium runing Linux OS | wwwblast-#-ia64-linux.tar.gz |
| MIPS64 running SGI IRIX OS | wwwblast-#-mips64-irix.tar.gz |
| PowerPC32 running MacOSX | wwwblast-#-ppc32-macosx.tar.gz |
| 32 bits Pentium/PPC running MacOSX | wwwblast-#-universal-macosx.tar.gz |
| Sparc64 running Solaris OS | wwwblast-#-sparc64-solaris#.tar.gz |
| 64 bits PowerPC running IBM AIX | wwwblast-#-ppc64-aix.tar.gz |
| X64(Amd64/em64) running Linux OS | wwwblast-#-x64-linux.tar.gz |
| X64(Amd64/em64) running Solaris OS | wwwblast-#-x64-solaris*.tar.gz |
Note:
The # symbol in above file naming conventions represents version numbers of BLAST package or OS.