SMRT Tools Ubuntu 12.04 required?

[weehzer]

In short: Is anyone running SMRT Tools on Ubuntu 14.04 or higher?

My longer question:
We're planning to use SMRT tools. What surprises me are the system requirements listing Ubuntu 12.04 and older
Isn't this a bit problematic, first of all the support is going to run out soon (security risks...). Second, I am limited to older Xeon CPUs -as far as I know, the new ones aren't supported by 12.04.
So do SMRT tools really need 12.04 or can I install a newer Ubuntu version; any experiences?

[rhall]

Which version of SMRT Tools are you considering installing? The latest versions should have no problem installing on Ubuntu 14.04.

[weehzer]

The latest version should be fine. So you are running it on Ubuntu 14.04?
Have you ever tried 16.04?
Thanks a lot for you reply!

[gconcepcion]

The latest version should be fine. So you are running it on Ubuntu 14.04?
Have you ever tried 16.04?
Thanks a lot for you reply!

I have installed smrtlink on my personal Ubuntu 14.04 laptop and it works fine. I haven't tried it on 16.04, but I can't think of any reasons off the top of my head why it wouldn't work.

[cstack]

In short: Is anyone running SMRT Tools on Ubuntu 14.04 or higher?

My longer question:
We're planning to use SMRT tools. What surprises me are the system requirements listing Ubuntu 12.04 and older
Isn't this a bit problematic, first of all the support is going to run out soon (security risks...). Second, I am limited to older Xeon CPUs -as far as I know, the new ones aren't supported by 12.04.
So do SMRT tools really need 12.04 or can I install a newer Ubuntu version; any experiences?

I've run SMRT portal / tools (~ v2.3.0) on ubuntu 14.04 and not run in to any issues