Desktop Services
MCS Applications and utilities under Linux (AY2011-12)
This list was last updated on 19 October 2011.
MCS Linux runs under OpenSUSE 11.4
Over the summer of 2012 various items of Linux software will be added, upgraded or withdrawn; a list of the changes is available here.
Many applications are available at all sites; however, a few of the applications are site-specific, and some are available at Computing Service sites but not at all managed cluster sites. Availability at a site is dependent on licence arrangements. Site codes are used where there is restricted availability of an application.
Applications available under the Unsupported Menus are not supported by the Computing Service and therefore not updated when new versions become available. If you wish an application to be upgraded and therefore supported please request this during the request and upgrade period.
[1] Freeware, freely available at all cluster sites
[2] CS pool of licences floated across all cluster site
[3] Licensed by individual institutions
[4] Non-interactive - cannot be invoked from the menu
| Application | Version | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Change Password | ||
| Display filespace quota | ||
| Display printer credit | ||
| eCredit | Add credit to print balance |
| MCS News |
All applications are listed below alphabetically.
| Application | Version | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| LibreOffice Base | 3.3.1 | [1] |
| Unsupported > | [1]; Database Browser |
| Application | Version | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Alpine | 2 | [1] |
| Evolution Mail | 2.32.1 | includes Calendar |
| Thunderbird | 3.1 | [1] |
| Unsupported > | [1]; includes Empathy Internet Messaging, SeaMonkey Mail and XChat apps |
All applications are listed below alphabetically.
| Application | Version | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Blender | 2.56.1 | [1] |
| GIMP | 2.6.11 | [1] GNU Image Manipulation Program |
| Inkscape Vector Graphics Editor | ||
| LibreOffice Draw | 3.3.1 | [1], replacement for OpenOffice.org Draw |
| LibreOffice Impress | 3.3.1 | [1], replacement for OpenOffice.org Impress |
| Unsupported > | [1]; includes Cheese Webcam Booth, Eye of Gnome, F-Spot Photo Manager, Simple Scan, XSane |
| Application | Version | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Audacity | 1.3.12 | [1] |
| Unsupported > | [1]; includes Banshee Media Player, Brasero Disc Burner, Flash Player, Pulse Audio applications |
All applications are listed below alphabetically.
| Application | Version | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| FileZilla | 3.3.4 | [1] |
| Unsupported > | [1]; includes Ekiga Softphone, IcedTea Web Control Panel, Liferea and Remote Desktop Viewer |
All applications are listed below alphabetically.
| Application | Version | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| BlueJ | 1.3.5 | [1] |
| Eclipse | 3.4 | [1] |
| iPython | 0.10 | [1] |
| kDbg | 2.1.1 | [1] |
| Moscow ML | 2.01 | [1] |
| Python 2 Interactive Shell | 2.7 | [4] |
| Python 3 Interactive Shell | 3.1.2 | [4] |
| SWI-Prolog | 5.6.54 | CL |
| Unsupported > | [1]; includes Glade, Mono and Qt4 applications |
These libraries are available and invoked when compiling programming code.
| Library | Version | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| BOOST | 1.44.0 | [1],[4] |
| fftw | 2.1.5 | [1],[4] |
| fftw3 | 3.2.2 | [1],[4] |
| NAG C Library for GCC | Mark 8 | [1],[4] |
| NAG Fortran Compiler | 5.2 | [1],[4] |
| NAG Fortran Library for NAG Fortran | Mark 22 | [1],[4] |
| NAG Fortran Library for GNU Fortran Compiler | Mark 22 | [1],[4] |
| NAG Fortran 90 for NAG Fortran | Mark 4 | [1],[4] |
All applications are listed below alphabetically.
| Application | Version | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| GeoGebra | 3.2.7.0 | [1] |
| GNU Octave | 3.4.0 | [1] |
| Gnuplot | 4.4.2 | [1] |
| Mathematica | 8.0.1 | [2]colleges & CS Rooms; [3], CH, CL, EC, GE, MA, PH |
| MATLAB | 2011a | [2]colleges & CS Rooms; [3]CL, EC, GE, MA |
| LibreOffice Calc | 3.3.1 | [1], replacement for OpenOffice.org |
| R | 2.13 | [1] |
| Stata | 9.2 | [1] |
| Unsupported > | [1]; Gnumeric Spreadsheet |
Most of these applications are supported by the institution for whose use they are provided and may be available at specific sites only; or are freely available across the MCS; (see site codes at the bottom of this page). ">" indicates a directory heading.
| Application | Version | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Chemistry > | CH; Hückel | |
| Computer Laboratory > | CL; BlueJ, Eclipse, MATLAB, Moscow ML |
All applications are listed below alphabetically.
| Application | Version | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Gnome Terminal | 2.24.1.1 | [1] |
| X Term | 268 | [1] |
All applications are listed below alphabetically.
| Application | Version | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Acrobat Reader | 4 | [1], part of openSUSE 11.4 |
| Change Password | [1] | |
| Display filespace quota | [1] | |
| Display printer credit | [1] | |
| eCredit | Add credit to print balance | |
| Evince | 2.32.0 | [1] |
| FoxitReader | 1.1 | [1] default broswer |
| Gnome Calculator | 5.20.0 | [1] |
| VMWare | [1] | |
| Unsupported > | [1];includes File apps, Gnome apps, Orca Screen Reader & Magnifier |
All applications are listed below alphabetically
| Application | Version | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Firefox | 3.5 | [1] |
| SeaMonkey | 2.0 | [1] |
| Unsupported > | [1]; Epiphany Web Browser, Opera |
All applications are listed below aphlabetically.
| Application | version | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Unsupported > | [1]; SeaMonkey Composer |
All applications are listed below alphabetically.
| Application | Version | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Emacs | 23.2 | [1] |
| gedit Text Edit | 2.30.4 | [1] |
| jEdit | 4.3.2 | [1] |
| LibreOffice Writer | 3.3.1 | [1], replacement for OpenOffice.org Writer |
| NE | 3.00 | [1] |
| Vi IMproved | 7.2.108 | [1] |
| Unsupported > | [1]; AbiWord |
CH Department of Chemistry
CL Computer Laboratory
MA Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics
PH Department of Physics