*Galaxy Dec 20, 2012 Distribution & News Brief http://wiki.galaxyproject.org/News/2012_12_20_DistributionNewsBrief*

*Complete News Brief http://wiki.galaxyproject.org/DevNewsBriefs/2012_12_20*

*Highlights:*

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*Required Metadata Reset* for instances running *Tool Shed http://wiki.galaxyproject.org/Tool%20Shed* repositories. Be sure to *learn how http://wiki.galaxyproject.org/ResettingMetadataForInstalledRepositories*.

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*Simplified tool config*: all tools (including tool shed repos) can now have handlers and runners assigned based on their "short id".

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*New* GFF http://wiki.galaxyproject.org/Learn/Datatypes#GFF/GFF3 http://wiki.galaxyproject.org/Learn/Datatypes#GFF3 annotation support for *Cuffcompare/merge/diff http://cufflinks.cbcb.umd.edu/manual.html*.

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*More Updated* tools: *TopHat2 http://tophat.cbcb.umd.edu/manual.html*, *Bowtie2 http://bowtie-bio.sourceforge.net/bowtie2/manual.shtml*.

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*Multiple pull-requests* contributed by community (thanks!): *#83 https://bitbucket.org/galaxy/galaxy-central/pull-request/83/allow-a-datatypes-merge-method-to*, *#85 https://bitbucket.org/galaxy/galaxy-central/pull-request/85/another-round-of-bug-fixes-and*, *#90 https://bitbucket.org/galaxy/galaxy-central/pull-request/90/patch-to-make-extended_metadata-loader*, *#91* https://bitbucket.org/galaxy/galaxy-central/pull-request/91/fixing-missing-jobwrapper-import.

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*Issue tracking help* is now covered in detailed in our new wiki: *Using the Galaxy Issue Board http://wiki.galaxyproject.org/Issues*

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*GCC2013 Training Day Topic Nominations http://wiki.galaxyproject.org/Events/GCC2013/TrainingDay are now open* through /*January 11th*/ http://wiki.galaxyproject.org/Events/GCC2013/KeyDates

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*Plus* more *Tool Shed http://wiki.galaxyproject.org/Tool%20Shed* updates, *Bug Fixes*, and improvements to *Trackster, UI, Libraries, and Histories*.

* getgalaxy.org http://getgalaxy.org*

*bitbucket.org/galaxy/galaxy-dist http://bitbucket.org/galaxy/galaxy-dist*

*galaxy-dist.readthedocs.org http://galaxy-dist.readthedocs.org *

new: $ hg clone http://www.bx.psu.edu/hg/galaxy galaxy-dist upgrade: $ hg pull -u -r 36ad8aa7b922

*Best wishes for a safe and happy holiday*,

/*The Galaxy Team http://wiki.galaxyproject.org/Galaxy%20Team*/