Hi, Just wondering if I can still use the following to fix up my messed up tophat2 install (the install had hung up on me, for 2 hours, and I tried to remove/repair it via the interface). I haven't had problems installing any other tools or packages. I am using postgres but this advice was given 2 years ago to another user and fields may have changed. Thanks for any help! -Sheldon 1. Manually remove the installed repository subdirectory hierarchy from disk. 2. If the repository included any tools, manually remove entries for each of them from the shed_tool-conf.xml file ( or the equivalent file you have configured for handling installed repositories ) 3. Manually update the database using the following command (assuming your installed repository is named 'bcftools_view' and it is the only repository you have installed with that name) - letter capitalization is required: The following assumes you're using postgres: update tool_shed_repository set deleted=True, uninstalled=True, status='Uninstalled', error_message=Null where name = 'bcftools_view'; From: Briand, Sheldon Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2014 11:44 AM To: galaxy-dev@lists.bx.psu.edu Subject: tophat2 install Hi, I ran into a problem installing tophat2 here: tophat2 version 2.0.9: coercing to Unicode: need string or buffer, NoneType found I have only used the interface to do the installation (no manual deletes). The rest of the dependencies for tophat2 installed just fine. Repairing the repository doesn't make any difference. Thanks! -Sheldon Sheldon Briand NRC Research Computing Support Analyst Research Computing Support / Soutien Informartique a la Recherche Operations, Science Portfolio / Operations, Portefeuil des sciences SSC-NRC / SPC-CNRC Rm 329A, 1411 Oxford Street / Piece 329A, 1411 Rue Oxford Halifax, NS B3H 3Z1 902 426-1677 sheldon.briand@ssc-spc.gc.ca<mailto:sheldon.briand@ssc-spc.gc.ca>