Research Workstations - default software loads

A standard Research computer will have the following software installed.

Windows XP

All latest patches.

• Adobe Creative Suite 3
  • During install, set the default .pdf handler to be the Acrobat Reader!
  • On Windows XP Pro x64 machines, install CS2 in a separate Adobe folder, not Program Files or Program Files (x86)
• Adobe Acrobat Reader
  • Install Adobe Reader AFTER Adobe Professional (and set Reader as default)
• ASUS Probe (motherboard monitoring)
  • found on ASUS motherboard CD's, or http://www.softpedia.com/progDownload/ASUS-PC-Probe-Download-4498.html
• AtlasTi
• iTunes & Quicktime (Bundled together)
• Google Sketchup http://dl.google.com/sketchup/GoogleSketchUpProWEN.exe
• Java J2SE SDK http://java.sun.com/
• K2 client http://www.sassafras.com/links/K2Client.exe
  • local Windows copy - version 6.1.4.4
  • Host DNS Name: research-keyserver.iat.sfu.ca
  • More information on the Sassafras Client
• MacAfee AV Enterprise edition
• Maya - Instructions here
• Nero (CD/DVD burning)
• Microsoft Office - complete install
• Mozilla Firefox - set as default browser http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/
• Mozilla Thunderbird email client http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/thunderbird/
• Mozilla Sunbird calendar client http://www.mozilla.org/projects/calendar/sunbird/
• SolidWorks Office Premium
• nVidia video
  • latest unified driver, for 5200 / 5600 / 6600 / 7600 cards http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-us
• RealPlayer
  • when installing RealPlayer, manually de-select every single media-type which has another association already (such as Windows Media Player). Installing other players (like Quicktime) after RealPlayer will ensure they handle the media-types they should. Restrict RealPlayer to as few media-types as possible.)
  • disable the Real Message Center. Turn it off so it doesn't even load in the System Tray.
• OpenOffice 3 http://download.openoffice.org/
• WinSCP http://winscp.net/eng/download.php
  • Dream, for one day: include defaults for connecting to tirpitz, surrey, and fraser
• Lexmark T630-capable printer drivers
  • Enable duplexing!
• HP 4600n-capable printer drivers
• Windows Server Update Services - Automated Windows Updates

Fun Extras

• Google Earth http://earth.google.com/download-earth.html
• Audacity http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/

Linux

Complete install of SuSE 9.3 Pro.

• Auto-update.
• Both KDE and GNOME, maybe some other WMs too.
• Development tools
  • Eclipse (Java & C++ support)
  • Fortran stuff
• Mozilla Firefox
• totem, mplayer, xine?
  • fully working!!! DeCSS, MP3, AAC, etc
• K3B for cd/dvd writing
  • Mark: add ldap users to cd writing group!
  • Robin: SUSE9.3 should have pam_console, which is the proper solution.
• Ubuntu: http://www.marzocca.net/linux/bum.html

Mac OS-X

Complete install of OS 10.4 with all updates, XCode Tools

• Adobe Photoshop CS
• Adobe ImageReady
• Adobe Acrobat 6 Pro
• Adobe InDesign
• Adobe GoLive CS
• Adobe Illustrator
• Final Cut Pro HD
• K2 client http://www.sassafras.com/k2/revisions/downloads.html
  • local Mac copy
  • point to research-keyserver.iat.sfu.ca
• Microsoft Office for Mac
• Mozilla Firefox
• Stuffit Expander (StuffItExpander 12.0.1 local .dmg copy)
• Nikon Capture
• Nikon View