NOTE: The proposed software versions below may be adjusted.
The following software will be available in OIT's Linux labs for the Fall 2008 semester.
Highlighted below are some of the more common and popular applications available on these workstations, including a number of scientific, mathematical and engineering applications installed specifically for instructional and course use. (Click here for a complete list of installed RPMs.)
To request the installation of additional software packages, please use our online software request form.
| Type | Software |
| Operating system | CentOS 5 (RHEL-compatible) Gnome Desktop 2.20 KDE Desktop 4.0.1 |
| Document vViewers | Adobe Acrobat Reader v5 & v8.1.2 |
| Email & instant messaging |
Evolution 2.12.3 Gaim 2.0.0 Pine 4.62 Thunderbird 2.0.0.9 Xchat 2.6 |
| Mathematics, statistics & engineering | ANSYS 11.0 Fluent/FIDAP 8.7 Gambit 2.2.30 Labview 8.2.1 Maple 11 Mathematica 5.20 Matlab 7.40 Octave 3 Pro Engineer 4.0 R 2.5.0 S-PLUS 8.0 |
| Multimedia & graphics |
The Gimp 2.4.4 |
| Office suite | OpenOffice 2.2.13 |
| Programming languages & development tools |
Cervisia (CVS) 3.5.8 Data Display Debugger 3.3.112 Emacs 21.40 GCC 4.2.3 gedit 2.18.0 Java (1.4.2 & 1.5.0) Vim 7.0 Xemacs 21.4.15 |
| Web browsers | Firefox 2.0.0.3 Seamonkey 1.1.8 |
NOTE: All OIT Linux workstations update application packages against a series of public package repositories on a daily basis; point versions may vary slightly during the course of the academic year as security and bug releases come available. Additionally, some software packages are currently accessible only from the godzilla.acpub.duke.edu Solaris system. Please contact us with any questions or concerns.