Pixi

Pixi is a package manager to install packages from the Conda ecosystem.

Installation

To install Pixi run the following command in your terminal:
Terminal window
```
curl -fsSL https://pixi.sh/install.sh | bash
```
By default, Pixi retrieves packages only from conda-forge. However, since most bioinformatics software is available on Bioconda, we will add it as an additional repository:
Terminal window
```
pixi config append --global default-channels conda-forge
pixi config append --global default-channels bioconda
```

Installing global tools

Pixi allows you to install software globally, eliminating the need to create and activate environments. Since Pixi isolates each tool from the rest, you don’t need to worry about potentially conflicting dependencies.

For example, if you want to install SeqKit you can run:

pixi global install seqkit

After installation, the seqkit command will be available to you.

seqkit --help